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  • Children's Health

Sign Up By Tuesday For 12 And Up Baldwin County COVID-19 Vaccination Event

The Baldwin County School district is holding a vaccination event for children 12 and up on Friday, May 21.

May 17, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
In a bid to get more Ohioans vaccinated, Gov. Mike DeWine announced a $1 million lottery offer to adults who get at least one COVID-19 dose. Kids under 18 who get the vaccine will be entered into a lottery to get a scholarship.

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  • National

Ohio Wants To Make 5 People Millionaires — If They're Vaccinated

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is pitching the $1 million lottery drawing and school scholarships as a scheme to boost vaccination levels in the state.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Linn County Emergency Manager Neva Anderson and her husband, Erik Anderson, say they've never wasted a shot, but it's getting harder to find people who want a COVID-19 vaccination.

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  • Health

Oregon Public Health Workers Race To Vaccinate 'Extreme Risk' Counties

Fifteen Oregon counties are designated "extreme risk" for COVID-19 due to high infection rates. Linn County's public health office is working to convince residents to get their shots.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
A man takes a picture at sunset with the Eiffel Tower in the background in March in Paris. The president of the European Commission says fully vaccinated Americans will be able to visit the European Union this summer.

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  • Europe

Vaccinated U.S. Travelers Will Be Allowed To Visit Europe Again Starting This Summer

The European Commission president says she expects all 27 EU member states will accept visitors who've received COVID-19 vaccines, but the CDC is still warning against travel to much of Europe.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
People receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Al-Abbas Islamic Center, converted into a vaccination clinic in Birmingham, England, in January. Sheikh Nuru Mohammed, the imam at the mosque, recognized many of his congregants were hesitant to get the "jab," as it's called, due to false rumors and distrust of government. So he began to fight disinformation during his sermons.

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  • World

How A U.K. Imam Countered Vaccine Hesitancy And Helped Thousands Get The 'Jab'

Sheikh Nuru Mohammed began to fight disinformation during Friday sermons — and turned his mosque into a vaccination center. It was the first of its kind in Britain and paved the way for dozens more.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Kennesaw State students on the lawn at the university

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  • Health

Georgia Colleges Wade Into 'Vaccine Passport' Debate In New COVID-19 Clash

Some of Atlanta’s largest private colleges, including Emory, Morehouse, Spelman and Clark Atlanta, announced this week that they will require students get vaccinated before returning to campus this coming semester. The University System of Georgia has not revealed its position.

April 22, 2021
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Laura Olson
Vaccination event at Shaw Industries

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  • Health

Employer Teamwork Boosts Vaccine Access For Latino Community In North Georgia

Mohawk Industries, Shaw Industries and Engineered Floors collaborated on a COVID vaccination event for the workers at their Dalton-area plants recently. Almost 5,000 shots were administered over two weeks in the northwest Georgia city that’s called the “carpet capital of the world.”

April 07, 2021
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  • Andy Miller
Dialysis clinics are often located in areas that are underserved by other forms of health care. And many already vaccinate their patients against<strong> </strong>other illnesses.

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  • Health

Racial Equity In Vaccination? Dialysis Centers Can Help With That

One smart way of getting the vaccine to communities at high risk of COVID-19: Take it to places many patients already visit three times a week.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
The relatively empty flights of past months are filling up as more people get vaccinated — and make summer plans. Are there still risks to weigh?

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix

Airports are getting busier, but the CDC hasn't issued new guidelines for vaccinated folks. What's a wannabe traveler to do? And is it OK to get a vaccine if you just got tattooed? Or have no spleen?

March 26, 2021
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  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
More runway than line to wait for the COVID-19 vaccine at the mass vaccination site in Albany recently.

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  • Health Care

Vaccine Success And Challenge In Georgia's First COVID-19 Hotspot

A year ago this week, the first cases of COVID-19 were identified in Albany. The city would become a global hotspot and one of the places that first showed that COVID-19 disproportionately kills Black people. Now Albany has the COVID-19 vaccine and something else to teach us.

March 09, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A backlit woman writes on a whiteboard

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  • Health

CDC Study: Educators Might Play 'Central Role' In COVID-19 Transmission

Educators might play a central role in in-school transmission networks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means vaccinating teachers against COVID-19 and using multifaceted mitigation measures, such as proper masking, physical distancing and hand washing, are critical to preventing in-school transmission.

February 22, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Workers at an urgent care facility in Woodbridge, Va., check health records while testing patients for COVID-19 on April 15, 2020.

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  • Health Care

Electronic Health Records May Be Delaying COVID-19 Vaccinations

The same electronic systems used to record when patients get a physical or go to the ER are also used to log data when coronavirus vaccines are given. But the systems don't share information easily.

February 10, 2021
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By:
  • Simone Popperl,
  • Lisa Weiner,
  • and 1 more
For many families, one of the hardest things about this pandemic is not being able to see loved ones who live far away.

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  • Health

My Mother Got Vaccinated. Is It Now Safe To Visit?

I haven't seen my mother in over a year. I was going to visit in April to celebrate her 90th birthday but the pandemic put that on hold. Now that she's been vaccinated is it time for the birthday hug?

February 08, 2021
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By:
  • Jane Greenhalgh
People wait in line to enter a COVID-19 vaccination site at Yankee Stadium on Friday in the Bronx borough of New York City.

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  • National

New York Scrambles To Improve Vaccination Acceptance In Black And Latino Communities

The state opened a mass vaccination site at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on Friday and is working with Black pastors to overcome worries about vaccine safety.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Betty Smith, 84, left, got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a drive thru event in Cochran recently. "I felt proud," Smith said when asked how the shot felt. "I hope it helps."

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  • Health

How To Start Talking With The 'Vaccine Hesitant'

You may be ready for the coronavirus vaccine. You may know someone who decidedly is not ready. How do you begin a meaningful conversation about that?

February 04, 2021
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  • Grant Blankenship
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