Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS | Vaccines and immunisation
Pregnant women and older people across England will be offered the routine vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has announced. From September 1, the NHS will vaccinate women from 28 weeks pregnant onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a catch-up vaccine to […]
Communicate risks of not getting Covid vaccine to boost uptake, study suggests | Vaccines and immunisation
Policymakers who want to encourage uptake of COVID-19 vaccines should focus on communicating the risks of not getting vaccinated, a study suggests. The Chinese researchers say they found this approach, known as a loss-framing strategy, to be more persuasive in encouraging people to get vaccinated than focusing on benefits to individuals or others. According to […]
‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without side-effects | Vaccines and immunisation
An “overvaccinated” German man who reportedly received 217 COVID-19 vaccinations in 29 months said he had “no signs of being infected” with the virus that causes COVID-19 and had no symptoms related to the vaccine. A study published in December 2018 revealed that the drug did not report any side effects. Journal “Lancet Infectious Diseases”. […]