The latest Vaccine Monitor survey finds that half of the public has heard either "a lot" or "some" about the newly-available bivalent COVID-19 boosters, and a third (32%) say they've already gotten it or intend to do so "as soon as possible." It also updates parents' vaccine intentions for their children, including those under 5. Read the survey findings.
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Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter, Frankie, after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to an emergency room and got a much larger bill.
In "'We're Coming for You': For Public Health Officials, a Year of Threats and Menace", the two news organizations chronicled how health officers became the face of local government authority, illustrating through the lens of California's Santa Cruz county how they became the targets of rage and resentment from loose-knit militia and white nationalist groups. The Loeb Awards are considered the most prestigious honor in business and financial journalism.
Is the pandemic over? Are ongoing precautions warranted? Should older adults get boosters? KHN and The John A. Hartford Foundation will explore these questions and more during a live 90-minute interactive web event beginning at Noon ET on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.
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