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Community’s Key Role in Vaccine Confidence |
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The Secret to Boosting Vaccine Confidence? It Comes From the Community
Researchers are partnering with members of American Indian/Alaska Native communities to create materials about COVID-19 vaccines that will resonate. The idea for the public health messaging campaign came from community members living in southern Arizona. Read the full story.
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Aurora’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Learn about the efforts of the Colorado Vaccine Equity Taskforce and Immunize Colorado, part of Colorado CEAL. This video focuses on the success of the vaccine clinic in Aurora, the most diverse city in the state. Watch the video.
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Meet Vira, the Vax Chatbot!
 COVID-19 vaccination is lagging in young adults nationally. Vira, the Vax Chatbot, is designed to support and meet young people where they are with simple answers to common COVID-19 vaccine questions. Vira is adaptive, learning by listening to your questions and feedback to help scientists respond to emerging questions.
Vira was developed by the International Vaccine Access Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health with experts from the Department of International Health and Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Vira’s knowledge base from vaccine scientists at Johns Hopkins was developed with support from the COVID-19 Training Initiative, with funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies. VaxChat, powered by IBM, was inspired by previous research that showed automated chatbots using AI (artificial intelligence) can effectively communicate credible information and support health behavior changes.
Vira can help health workers or anyone who seeks help fielding questions from family and friends about the COVID-19 vaccines. Check out Vira, and introduce this innovative vax chatbot to your loved ones and your community.
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The Importance of Monoclonal Antibody Treatment for COVID-19
Dr. Rachel Levine, HHS Assistant Secretary for Health, discusses how clinicians should counsel their patients on monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19.
Watch the video and download CEAL's monoclonal antibody fact sheet, which is highlighted below.
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Salud Talks: A Podcast Series Produced by Salud America!
Listen to the latest podcast episodes, which feature NIMHD Director Eliseo Pérez-Stable, M.D., along with scientific experts and physicians Jaime Deville, M.D., Katya Corado, M.D., Felix Valbuena, M.D., and volunteer participant Emelina Asto-Flores. The latest take a deeper dive into the experiences and shared passions of the diverse individuals who play a key role in ensuring safety in the development of the COVID-19 vaccines. They also highlight how health care providers are bringing scientific discoveries, like COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, to their patients in everyday practice. Listen today.
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Outpatient ACTIV Clinical Trials
Scientists are not slowing down their efforts to find treatments for people affected by the virus. There are several outpatient ACTIV clinical trials designed to evaluate potential treatments for COVID-19. Read the full story.
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