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After working to meet the demand when vaccines were scarce, health officials now face the new challenge: convincing vaccine holdouts to take the plunge.
More than half of all adults in the U.S. are fully vaccinated, but about 12% of the population remains undecided.
In developing its vaccination policy, the 8-hospital system, Houston Methodist, followed seven steps that any health system — or employer — can replicate.
180 million U.S. residents received at least 1 dose of a COVID vaccine, but reaching population-level immunity requires more people to get vaccinated.
Physician Alister Martin, MD, MPP, and medical student David Velasquez teamed up to found GOTVax to increase vaccination rates in hard-hit Boston communities.
COVID-19 vaccines — and our health care system — aren't universally trusted. The AAMC’s Principles of Trustworthiness were developed to address those concerns.
The tone of the conversation makes a big difference.
Risk expert Heidi J. Larson on the need to better understand the social, economic, and political beliefs that underlie vaccine acceptance (Medscape).
University of Kentucky HealthCare, University of Utah Health, and University of Virginia Health System all boast employee vaccination rates of greater than 80%.
More large health systems are requiring all staff to get vaccinated. Others are opting for gentle persuasion. Here are the factors that drive those approaches.