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  • Children's Health

Global vaccination coverage continued to plunge in 2021, according to a new report

A report from WHO and UNICEF states that last year, 25 million children missed out on one or more "lifesaving vaccines" — for diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and yellow fever.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Tekella Foster
Dr. Atul Gawande delivers a speech in 2015. In January 2022, he became the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development's work in global health.

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  • Global Health

Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

July 11, 2022
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By:
  • Ailsa Chang
Bibb County middle school student Sade Veal gets her first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine at a back to school event sponsored by Bibb County Schools.

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  • Children's Health

Georgia's head of public health says she's afraid vaccine politics could revive eradicated diseases

Senate bills 372 and 345, have been promoted as being explicitly about stopping mandated proof of COVID vaccination to access government services. But neither mentions COVID and could broadly affect vaccine mandates altogether. 

February 09, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus noon prayer in St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Sunday.

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  • Religion

On COVID vaccinations, Pope says health care is a 'moral obligation'

Francis says individuals have a responsibility to care for themselves "and this translates into respect for the health of those around us."

January 10, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A syringe is filled with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. While the vaccine has now been authorized for children between ages 5 and 11, it may take several weeks for shots to become widely available.

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  • Health

Parents should be patient about getting COVID vaccines for kids, White House says

There are fresh logistical challenges, warns the White House's COVID czar in an exclusive interview with NPR. For example, young children will be getting a smaller dose delivered via smaller needles.

October 30, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Danielle Howard, principal of Ingram Pye Elementary School in Macon, greets students on their first day back to face to face instruction in November 2020.

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  • Education

COVID Cases Among Children Rising In Many Georgia Counties

As school systems across the state prepare to return to the classroom, a number of Georgia counties are seeing an increase in COVID infections among school-aged children. 

July 27, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
To mask or not to mask: That is the question for vaccinated people as the delta variant surges. The answer may depend on the situation, experts say. Here, these roller-coaster riders mask up at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, Calif.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: I'm Vaccinated. I Thought I Could Give Up Masks! But Should I?

Yes, that was the plan. Then along came the delta variant. And now people who are vaccinated are wondering: Are there circumstances in which a mask would be advisable?

July 26, 2021
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By:
  • Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
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  • Health

Vaccination Of Young People Off To Slow Start In Georgia

Some patterns are emerging in Georgia just a few weeks into COVID-19 vaccinations for children between 12 and 15, even though only a fraction of them have been vaccinated.

May 25, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A 16-year-old gets a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Anaheim, Calif., on April 28. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say it's not necessary for adolescents to wait two weeks after a COVID shot to receive routine immunizations.

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  • Children's Health

Adolescents Can Get Routine Immunizations With Their COVID Shots, CDC Advisers Say

Children's immunizations dropped dramatically during the pandemic, and health officials are eager to get kids caught back up on their routine shots before they return to school.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • Avie Schneider
A recent COVID-19 vaccination event at Mercer University in Macon.

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  • Health

With Kids OKed For COVID-19 Vaccines, New Access Gaps Emerge

Children between 12 and 15 years old are now allowed to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Georgia, and around the country — which sets up a challenge in bridging gaps in vaccine access between the moneyed north of Georgia and the rest of the state.  

May 12, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Tokyo Games Delivery Officer Hidemasa Nakamura holds a sample of an updated version of the playbook during a news briefing on Wednesday.

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  • Sports

Athletes At Tokyo Olympics To Be Tested Daily For Coronavirus, Officials Say

The games, already delayed by a year due to COVID-19, are set to begin July 23 despite reluctance by many Japanese to go ahead with the Olympics amid the ongoing pandemic.

April 28, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
J&J vaccine

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  • Health

Reaction To J&J Vaccine In Cumming Not Cause For Alarm, State Says

The reactions “were consistent with common reactions in adults being vaccinated with any vaccine, but due to the number of individuals affected, the site stopped the J&J vaccinations to evaluate,’’ Public Health said in a news release.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
The first day of operation at the mass vaccination site in Macon in February.

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  • Health Care

How Georgia And CDC Don't Agree On Vaccine Math

A new data source from the CDC sheds light on why Georgia’s COVID_19 vaccine numbers  look so different from those provided by the federal government.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A nurse administers a shot at a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Martinsville speedway in Ridgeway, Va., on March 12. Ashish Jha, a public health policy researcher, noted Sunday that "despite phenomenal vaccination rates, variants pulled ahead this week."

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  • Health

U.S. Is In A Race Between Vaccines And Variants, Says Public Health Expert

Despite the progress in vaccinating Americans, there's concern about the threat posed by COVID-19 variants. The White House is urging not to "let down our guard."

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Edith Arangoitia receives a COVID-19 vaccination in Chelsea, Mass., a heavily Hispanic community, on Feb. 16.

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  • National

Misinformation And Mistrust Among The Obstacles Latinos Face In Getting Vaccinated

Vaccination programs work best when as many people as possible get vaccinated, but Latinos are getting inoculated at lower rates. A group that helps immigrant workers is working to change that.

March 07, 2021
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By:
  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro
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