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‘Hassle factor’ and distrust shadow wide US vaccine hesitancy By Emma Court and Olivia Rockeman Bloomberg News/TNS WASHINGTON - The White House now says all American adults will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination by the end of May. Convincing a sizable portion of the U.S. public to be immunized is another matter. Only about 54% of American adults who haven’t been vaccinated say they definitely will, according to a Census Bureau survey conducted in February. Meanwhile, about 23% say th...

‘Hassle Factor’ and Distrust Shadow Wide U.S. Vaccine Hesitancy Bloomberg 8/03/2021 (Bloomberg) -- The White House now says there will be enough supply for all American adults to get a Covid-19 vaccination by the end of May. Convincing a sizable portion of the U.S. public to be immunized is another matter. Only about 54% of American adults who haven’t been vaccinated say they definitely will, according to a Census Bureau survey conducted in February. Meanwhile, about 23% say they will ...

  Overview: USAID/Tunisia has requested that IBTCI’s Monitoring and Evaluation for Tunisia and Libya (METAL) project conduct a final evaluation of USAID/Tunisia’s $7,050,000 COVID-19 program response. The program has multiple components. Through a $500,000 USAID grant to UNICEF/Tunisia, the grant will reach approximately 100 facilities and more than 6,000 people with critical hygiene and sanitation equipment and supplies. In addition, through a $6 million award to UNICEF, USAID will focus...

About Us We are International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a global consulting firm working some of the most complex and impactful development problems worldwide. We work on programs that help government agencies, private companies and donors improve the lives of others.

During quarantine, people with means have turned to obsessive health tracking as a hobby. Fitness tech startups raised a record $2.3B in 2020, per CB Insights, and connected fitness raised nearly $900M. As people learn more about their bodies, theyre letting the apps make lifestyle choices for them.  When Adeline Cheng wakes up, she checks the app on her phone thats synced with the chunky titanium Oura ring she wears to bed. While she slept, the ring measured her breathing, heart rate, body te...

The White House now says all American adults will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccination by the end of May. Convincing a sizable portion of the US public to be immunized is another matter.

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Armed with a federal grant of nearly $2 million, University of Rhode Island neuroscientist, researcher and professor Sarah Feldstein Ewing is studying new treatment possibilities for young people who engage in heavy drinking and substance use. The goal, according to Feldstein Ewing, is to intervene with young people with different approaches than their older counterparts, whose brains are developmentally different than adolescents. “We’re treating kids who have been dr...

Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitality Group, a global health and wellness company committed to making people healthier, released the findings of a survey of more than 32,000 of its members on their COVID-19 vaccine views. As part of its education efforts, the organization also launched a global toolkit with resources for employer and insurance clients, members and the broader community. "A recent survey of our members found that approximately 30% ...

Reply Professor Sarah Feldstein Ewing Adolescent brains are developmentally distinct from adults, resulting in different reasons for engaging in risky behavior like substance abuse, which makes it difficult for clinicians to know how to approach addiction treatment with younger patients. While they require different approaches to treatment, adolescents often receive addiction treatment based on adult models, limiting its effectiveness. A University of Rhode Island College of Health Sciences p...

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