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Health experts stress importance of bolstering vaccine confidence for communities of color
KTVU s Jesse Gary reports.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - While many Americans see COVID-19 vaccinations as a success some see something else.
To acknowledge the problem, that there is a problem of trust. To acknowledge it and name it, said Dr. Marcelle Dougan, an associate professor in the San Jose State University Department of Public Health & Recreation.
Doctor Marcelle Dougan and others point to research that shows some minority communities are distrustful of the new vaccine. Experts said those communities fear both the drug and data gathered from its use could be used for nefarious reasons.
Molluscum contagiosum is a common and highly contagious skin condition caused by a virus. According to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology, the condition mostly affects children adults are often immune to the infection and causes pearly, flesh-colored bumps to appear on the skin. The bumps can appear anywhere, and while they are usually harmless, they often multiply and spread to other parts of the body and to other people. During the infection, which can last several months, some molluscum bumps become red, swollen or crusted, which can worry parents. However, these changes are usually a sign that the body is fighting off the virus.
Increased medical school applications during COVID-19 pandemic called the ‘Fauci effect’
Updated Dec 10, 2020;
Posted Dec 10, 2020
Resident nurses in the Surgical Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit of Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, discuss strategy in the unit on Thursday, April 9, 2020. (Jason Plotkin)
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It may come as a surprise that medical school applications have surged in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That information was outlined by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in an October report.
The report states, “At Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, applications for admission to the class of 2025 are up more than 35% compared to the same time last year. At Boston University School of Medicine, they’ve risen by 26%. And at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, admissions officers have seen applications increase by 27%.”