Overcoming vaccine doubts, fears requires outreach and education, experts say Hanna Hyland, 18, isn t getting vaccinated right now. I think getting fully vaccinated is important to personal safety and to protect those around you, but I am skeptical about this vaccine for many reasons. (Source: Cronkite News) By Jamie Landers | February 5, 2021 at 12:05 PM MST - Updated February 5 at 12:05 PM
PHOENIX â As the daughter of a medical technician, Hanna Hyland was raised to put her faith in science. But Hyland, 18, also was raised as a person of color in a country with a health care system marred by historic instances of racism.
PHOENIX â As the daughter of a medical technician, Hanna Hyland was raised to put her faith in science. But Hyland, 18, also was raised as a person of color in a country with a health care system marred by historic instances of racism.
When it comes to deciding whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or not, the latter is winning out â for now.
âAs an Asian American, I know the United States has had no issue with lucrative testing in marginalized groups,â said Hyland, a freshman at Mesa Community College. âI have never had an issue with getting any sort of vaccination. In fact, I think getting fully vaccinated is important to personal safety and to protect those around you, but I am skeptical about this vaccine for many reasons.â
The tool may improve care and outcomes for both baby and mother.
Premature birth affects one out of 10 women in the United States and can lead to multiple complications in newborns. Until now, there were limited tools available to predict preterm birth and no tools to predict neonatal morbidity.
“Preterm delivery is an area of study that has tremendous implications for the health of the newborn. This is an exciting opportunity to empower women to understand risks to their pregnancy and be proactive about their care choices,” says Avinash Patil, clinical assistant professor in the obstetrics and gynecology department and a maternal-fetal specialist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix.
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Special AAFP Session Offers Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines
CME Credit Available for Participants
January 19, 2021, 12:37 pm News Staff With
new information about vaccines for COVID-19 coming on a daily basis, it’s understandable that family physicians have questions about the vaccines, not just for patients, but for themselves as well and the AAFP is here to provide answers.
On Jan. 26, the Academy will host a special panel session,
Three panelists will discuss the science behind the new vaccines, as well as what the vaccines mean to FPs and their patients. Topics scheduled to be covered include
clinical and practical considerations for the two currently available COVID-19 vaccines;