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GTMRx Institute Launches National Task Force to Build Vaccine Confidence

The Get the Medications Right™ Institute convenes leaders at today’s BPC event to inform the public’s views on vaccination safety, effectiveness and trust
Tysons Corner, Va. – April 6, 2021 – Today, the Get the Medications Right™ (GTMRx) Institute launched a national task force to identify and address the reasons 45% of Americans don’t feel confident about vaccination against COVID-19.

Made to Save: Our new partner in the fight to end the pandemic

Today, we’re teaming up with Made to Save, a new initiative working to save lives by increasing access to the COVID-19 vaccines in communities of color. Communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic but continue to have access and information barriers to COVID-19 vaccines.

The vaccines were made to save the moments we all miss most, but to end this pandemic, we’ve got to work together to ensure everyone has the information and access in the vaccines they need. 

And we have our work cut out for us. 

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Launches Nationwide Network of Trusted Voices to Encourage Vaccination in Next Phase of COVID-19 Public Education Campaign

COVID-19 Community Corps to Mobilize Doctors, Community Leaders, Businesses and Citizens and Equip Them with Resources and Information to Build Vaccine Confidence and Uptake

HHS Also Launches First TV Ads Encouraging Vaccinations, and Social Media Profile Frames for Americans to Share Support of Vaccines with the Message “We Can Do This”

April is National Minority Health Month

April is National Minority Health Month (NMHM), and the theme for this year’s observance is #Vaccine

Survey Shows Patients and Clinicians Want Primary Care More Involved in Mass Vaccination Efforts

Clinicians Report that Primary Care is Still Largely Being Sidelined
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PCC

Stop Blaming Tuskegee, Critics Say. It's Not An 'Excuse' For Current Medical Racism

It's the health inequities of today that Maxine Toler, 72, hears about when she asks her friends and neighbors in LA what they think about the vaccine. Toler is president of her city's senior advocacy council and her neighborhood block club. She says she and most of the other Black seniors she talks with want the vaccine, but are having trouble getting it. And that alone is sowing mistrust, she says.

News Author: 
April Dembosky

HIV doctor to lead vaccine equity efforts at CDC

Demetre Daskalakis, who previously oversaw disease control in New York City, will take on one of the most vexing challenges in the immunization campaign
News Author: 
Isaac Stanley-Becker and Lena H. Sun

Primary Care & COVID-19: Round 27 Survey

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Check back regularly for the latest survey results and updates.
For data from the previous survey, see Round 26 Results.

The Primary Care Collaborative is partnering with the Larry A. Green Center to regularly survey primary care clinicians and patients to better understand the impact of COVID-19 in real time.

Who replied to the survey in round 27?

Kaiser Family Foundation-Washington Post Survey of Frontline Healthcare Workers Finds Nearly Half Remain Unvaccinated

35th Partnership Project Examines Frontline Workers’ Experiences and Views Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

As of early March, just over half (52%) of frontline healthcare workers say they have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, leaving 48% who have not, a new

Addressing Racial Divides In Health Care Seen As Key To Boosting Black Vaccination

There has been a perception that Black Americans are more hesitant than whites to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. But roughly equal proportions of Black and white respondents in a recent poll said they plan to get vaccinated.

News Author: 
A Martinez

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