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Why vaccine hesitancy persists in China — and what they're doing about it

The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID policies.

December 11, 2022
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By:
  • John Ruwitch

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  • Global Health

For the 36 countries with the lowest vaccination rates, supply isn't the only issue

Even as wealthy countries hit 80% vaccination rates, a number of countries have not even vaccinated 1 in 10 citizens. Our interactive map shows the vaccination landscape.

January 14, 2022
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
Kathy Hudson of Phoebe Putney Hospital, Aug. 13, 2021

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  • News

Phoebe Putney Hospital In Albany Gives Grim COVID-19 Update

The Phoebe Putney Hospital system in Albany is facing a grim return to staggering numbers of COVID-19 infections in its intensive care units in Albany, Americus and Sylvester.

On Friday, the hospital announced it had broken a new record passing its peak numbers since the winter surge in January and also passing where they were in April 1, 2020, when it was one of the worst hotspots in the world.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
A COVID-19 vaccination record card is shown at Seton Medical Center during the coronavirus pandemic in Daly City, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Vax Up And Mask Up Amid Delta Variant Spike, Public Health Leaders Urge

Today on Political Rewind: The spread of the delta variant combined with a continuing low rate of vaccinations have led to a dramatic spike in cases of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The news can seem scary. We assembled a panel of top public health experts to help demystify the state of the virus today.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Chaplain Will Runyon waits outside of Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Ga., on Monday, April 20, 2020.

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  • News

For Albany Hospital, It's COVID Deja Vu All Over Again

Phoebe Putney Hospital in Albany, which was overrun last year in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is starting to come full circle again as the delta variant of the virus tears through America.

August 03, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Emergency room sign

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  • Health

COVID Spread In Georgia Driving Patients To Urgent Care, Hospitals

Georgia’s COVID case numbers jumped by 4,800 in the state figures reported Thursday, continuing a recent upswing that’s apparently fueled by the Delta variant.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Coronavirus

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  • Health

Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy Key To Getting Past COVID-19

Georgia and other states with low COVID-19 vaccination rates are in a race against time with fast-replicating variants of the virus, a faculty member at the Morehouse School of Medicine said Thursday.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Used COVID-19 vaccination syringes used to administer the Pfizer vaccine.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Low Vaccination Rates Continue Amid Political Posturing, Outright Misinformation

Friday on Political Rewind: Vaccination rates in Georgia remain stubbornly low, even as the coronavirus is establishing a foothold again across the country. Hospitalizations are up in the state too, with the vast majority of patients being unvaccinated. What role are misinformation and partisan politics playing in the continuing spread of the virus? And how is this affecting other national topics, such as immigration? Our panel weighs in.

Plus, all five candidates for mayor of Atlanta took aim at what they say is a destructive campaign to create a new city of Buckhead.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Home health care

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  • Health Care

Another COVID Risk: Home Health Care Workers Who Are Not Vaccinated

Only 26 percent of home health care workers were vaccinated by early March, compared to about two-thirds of hospital workers and half of nursing home workers.

July 21, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Graphic of COVID-19

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  • Health

Georgia Among 47 States Seeing Troubling Rise In COVID Infections

Georgia’s color-coded county map has begun to show shades that reflect an uptick of COVID cases. And the state’s graph that tracks daily infections has turned upward after a June bottom.

July 14, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
St. Mary's Piedmont

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  • Health Care

Vaccine Mandates: Some Georgia Hospitals Move Ahead

The Piedmont Healthcare system will require doctors, hospital leaders and new employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 1, the Atlanta-based nonprofit organization said Monday.

July 13, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Unvaccinated healthcare workers by Hospital

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  • Health Care

What's Wrong With Our Map Is What's Wrong With Data System

Ideally, anyone should be able to look at this map we created and learn what percentage of health care workers at their local hospitals have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19. That may not be possible, however, because some hospitals say the data are incorrect.

July 06, 2021
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By:
  • Brenda Goodman and
  • Andy Miller
Although she coordinates COVID vaccinations at the federally-subsidized clinic in Linden, Tenn., nurse Kirstie Allen has not yet gotten the vaccine herself. She wants to wait a while and see more research first. In Tennessee, only 42% of adults have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Health

As COVID Vaccinations Slow, Parts Of The U.S. Remain Far Behind 70% Goal

Vermont and Massachusetts lead the nation, with more than 70% of adults having had at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Southern states like Tennessee lag far behind.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • Martha Bebinger and
  • Blake Farmer
A nurse vaccinates a college student in Macon in April. But the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in Georgia has sharply slowed and plateaued since.

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  • Health Care

Georgia Today: Georgia Vaccinations Sputter as COVID Variant Gains Ground

In most Georgia counties, COVID-19 vaccination rates have stalled. And with infections from the so-called Delta variant rapidly rising across the United States, public health experts worry the state could again see surges in serious virus cases. What’s behind the low vaccination numbers?  Host Steve Fennessy and GPB Macon Reporter and Editor Grant Blankenship try to answer that question on the latest episode of the Georgia Today podcast. 
 

July 02, 2021
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Houston Medical Center

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  • Health Care

Georgia Hospital Workers Vaccination Rates: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown

Large multi-hospital systems in Georgia such as Piedmont Healthcare, HCA Healthcare, Wellstar Health System and Northside Hospital haven’t reported their rates of employee vaccination. The percentage of Georgia hospitals reporting their numbers, though, is higher than the national average of 52 percent.

July 01, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller and
  • Brenda Goodman
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