Public Attitudes

Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show The authors establish that text messages sent with an ownership frame, "your [vaccine] is ready for you," were associated with higher vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Two randomized control trials conducted in the Netherlands show text messages can increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, especially if they are formulated with a message using ownership words, such as "your vaccine is ready."

UN’s Guterres pushes COP29 negotiators to seal deal after draft spurned As Baku summit winds down, rich and poor countries at odds over how fight against climate change will be financed. Al Jazeera Al Jazeera

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Developing countries plus China, an influential negotiating bloc, want at least $500bn from developed nations in the form of grants or money without strings attached, rather than loans that add to national debt.

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Measles cases rise by 20 percent worldwide: WHO Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.   Cases of the disease increased by 20 percent across the globe between 2022 and … aoconnelld The Hill

Measles cases have skyrocketed in recent years after a COVID-19 pandemic-era drop in vaccination against the virus.  

What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida Among the names being floated to head the Department of Health and Human Services are RFK Jr. and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo. Both are vaccine skeptics, which worries pediatricians. NPR

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