Childhood vaccines: What research shows about their safety and potential side effects
In this piece, we share reporting tips, explain how vaccine side effects are tracked in the U.S., and discuss research on the safety of childhood vaccines.
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6 tips for covering school vaccination requirements, vaccine exemptions and undervaccination
We asked health and communication researchers for advice to help journalists cover school vaccination requirements in the U.S. amid a rise in measles cases and a push by some lawmakers to let more unvaccinated students enroll.
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Routine childhood vaccinations and changing school requirements: A primer and research roundup
We examine research to help journalists report on strategies to increase childhood vaccinations as the political divide in Americans’ attitudes toward vaccines widens.
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Should kids need parental consent to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Here’s what the research says
Parental consent laws vary by state by the type of health care service. This piece brings you an overview of the issue and lists several studies and resources to help you with your reporting.
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Who follows mask guidelines but is still unvaccinated? A new COVID-19 survey explores the answers
A large national survey explores the characteristics of U.S. adults who wear masks but remain unvaccinated and those who are vaccinated but don’t wear masks.
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4 tips for covering COVID-19 vaccine boosters
Confusion and controversy surrounding COVID-19 vaccine boosters underscore the importance of journalists’ role in clearly explaining the scientific process to the public. Here are four tips to help you with your reporting.
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COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy: What research shows
We’ve summarized several academic papers that investigate outcomes of COVID-19 — and the vaccines against it — among pregnant individuals.
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Religious exemptions and required vaccines: Examining the research
How often do students and employees claim vaccine mandates conflict with their religious beliefs? What are schools doing to discourage exemptions to required childhood vaccines? We look at the research.
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4 tips for covering religious exemptions to vaccine mandates
Law professor Dorit Reiss, whose research focuses on vaccine mandates and religious exemptions, offers advice on how journalists should think about and cover these issues amid COVID-19.
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It’s flu season. Here’s what research shows about adult vaccinations
Studies show that Black and Hispanic adults in the U.S. have lower rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable infections compared with white adults.
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