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People wait in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site
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3 ways physicians can help combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD, and other physicians identify what’s driving vaccine hesitancy and how to help patients overcome it.

Infectious Diseases
Jan 19, 2021 ·
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Marie Brown, MD, discusses vaccination hesitancy

The COVID pandemic has not changed the crucial conversations to have with patients about vaccines. Understanding why vaccine hesitancy exists is the first step toward increasing acceptance.

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Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
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How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Black patients

The first step is to reckon with the U.S. medical system’s ugly and racist history. Learn more with the AMA about the way forward.

Infectious Diseases
A physician giving a child a vaccination, both wearing masks.
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Flu vaccination: 6 tips to win over the undecideds

Amid a potential twindemic, physicians’ words on influenza immunization carry more weight than usual. This advice will help you persuade the fence-sitters.

Population Health
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3 ways physicians can improve the vaccine conversation

Widespread vaccine hesitancy threatens the progress public immunization has made in the last few decades. This is how physicians can advance the conversation around vaccination.

Prevention & Wellness
An older woman speaking with a physician
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How to get patients on board with immunization

Vaccine-preventable diseases kill 50,000 adults each year. Find out how to address patients’ fears and overcome other barriers to get them immunized.

Prevention & Wellness