Flu vaccination rate holds steady but misinformation about flu and Covid-19 persists

Although the public had been alerted that this winter could be a potentially bad flu season, barely half of Americans said in January that they had received a flu shot, a vaccination level unchanged in a representative national panel from the comparable period last year, according to a new Annenberg Science Knowledge (ASK) survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the […]

Community pharmacy-led vaccination scheme helped thousands of patients overcome hesitancy around Covid-19 jabs

An award-winning scheme that saw community pharmacists support patients to understand the benefits of being jabbed against Covid-19 and overcome initial hesitancy proved hugely successful, new research by an expert from Kingston University has shown. The Covid Champion scheme was launched by the NHS South East London Integrated Care System in July last year, at a time when there was […]

Safety analysis of biologics and highlighting vaccine hesitancy: real-world data shines a light on the impact of COVID-19 on psoriasis patients

Real-world data looking at biologic treatment and vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients is being presented at EADV’s 30th Congress. The findings of two studies are helping to advance understanding of the safety of biological therapies for psoriasis and reasons for COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in psoriasis patients. Researchers in Spain have studied sentiment towards COVID-19 vaccination in biologic-treated patients with psoriasis […]