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Permanent records – learn how a MSU expert is using thumbprints, vaccination records to save children’s lives
As COVID-19 vaccination efforts ramp up in developing nations, accurate and accessible vaccination records are critical for children who often lack official identification necessary for ...
Ask the Expert: Medical distrust in Black communities
Historical racism and modern-day health care disparities have ingrained distrust in Black communities of a medical system now charged with encouraging people to take the ...
Containing the coronavirus – Can it be done?
As of January 21, America had its first confirmed case of coronavirus. The virus that presents with flu like symptoms and is slowly making its way ...
Covering coronaviruses? Let an epidemiologist from Georgia Southern University help with your coverage
By early afternoon Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had confirmed a second case of the new coronavirus on American soil. With cases ...
August is National Immunization Awareness Month – get the facts about vaccination
All month long, there will be stories, debates and conversations about vaccinations. Once common-place in life, vaccinations today face scrutiny. The anti-vax movement has taken ...
Measles is back…and our experts want people to leave the facts about vaccinations to the experts
Last week, America hit a record. Confirmed cases of measles eclipsed 700 cases. The disease that was once considered eradicated is now back and it has ...
Adults need vaccines too? You bet. Find out why.
Back to school for kids also means time to get those immunizations up to date. But did you know that most adults, age 50 and older, ...