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Close Reasons for Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy are many; here's what medical and public-health experts say about some concerns By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News May 3, 2021 May 3, 2021 In a society that gives out trophies for participation, it's only natural that the U.S. is celebrating that about a third of its population is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and 43% have received at least one dose of a vaccine.   But hold those trophies, public health officials might say, because we have a ways to go before we reach herd immunity th...

2021 World Ports Sustainability Award submissions grows IAPH database to well over two hundred projects IAPH announces that it has received 64 projects submitted by 37 member ports from 21 countries as entries for the 2021 World Ports Sustainability Awards this year, bringing the overall project portfolio on the WPSP database to well over 200. The projects are described and illustrated in detail on IAPH’s dedicated portal sustainableworldports.org. “We are delighted with the response from our membership and their project partners for this year’s Awards” commented IAPH Technical Direct...

“Some tell me that they had planned on getting vaccinated until J.&J. was halted,” Mr. Bergner said. “Now, they say they are going to hold off until they feel confident that all vaccines are safe.” The county had distributed fliers and made phone calls to businesses, churches and other community groups to drum up interest for a vaccination clinic on Wednesday, but only 14 people showed up. It was actually about double what Mr. Bergner had expected, he said, though the health department could have handled about 100 shots. Dr. Walensky said the federal government planned to emphasize th...

Covid 19 coronavirus: Did spotlighting a rare potential vaccine side effect put more at risk? 15 Apr, 2021 10:19 PM 7 minutes to read A health worker loads syringes with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Photo / AP New York Times By: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Jan Hoffman Some public health officials fear that the pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine may fuel vaccine hesitancy and expose more Americans to a bigger danger: the coronavirus. To federal health officials, asking states Tuesday to suspend use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine until they can investigate six ...

Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccinations Hit Record High While Experts Debate Fourth Wave In his Easter address, Pope Francis calls on world leaders to expand access to vaccines. Virus variants spread across the U.S. and threaten progress. Here’s what you need to know: Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccines were given out at New Hope Baptist Church last month in Newark.Credit...James Estrin/The New York Times Vaccinations against Covid-19 may be accelerating in the United States, but the Biden administration’s intervention at a troubled plant that ruined millions of vaccine doses, along with the ...