A fifth of American dialysis patients are still vaccine hesitant, up to 30% of minority patients

About 20 percent of dialysis patients are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with black, Native American and Pacific Islander patients being most likely to show hesitancy.  Younger patients and female patients are also more likely to be hesitant. Hesitancy for each group is up to 30 percent of the population. A nationwide survey conducted … Read more

One in five children has a ‘vaccine hesitant’ parent

One in five children has a ‘vaccine hesitant’ parent whose concerns over the risks of shots could be a barrier to getting coronavirus under control About 19.5% of children- one in five – has at least one parent that expressed hesitancy about childhood vaccinations in 2019 Around 22% of parents said they were concerned about long-term … Read more