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The hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19 has become a global public health threat. One study found that less than 7% of South Korean parents of children ages 5 to 11 were willing to have their children vaccinated. And in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported…
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This article originally appeared in Barron’s on Jan. 27, 2022. To read the full article, visit: https://www.barrons.com/articles/this-untapped-tool-could-help-boost-vaccination-rates-51643231633?tesla=y. The recent failure of workplace vaccine mandates in the Supreme Court means we have to look for fresh ideas to get the last third of Americans vaccinated. Here’s a tool no one has tried: activating…
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Carma Bylund, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Public Relations professor and professor in the Division of Hematology & Oncology at the UF College of Medicine, is the co-author of “How to Talk to Patients About the COVID Vaccine” published on medpagetoday.com on July 30. Bylund, Lindsay Thompson…
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Many technology companies like Amazon and Facebook use algorithms to determine what content should be presented to users based on their previous behavior and preferences. Search algorithms are also a key determinant of what information is presented. Platform search results are one of the main ways people retrieve and believe…
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