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Medical staff tend to COVID-19 patients at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April.

3,000 Health Care Workers In France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting A COVID Shot

Sep 16, 2021
French law had set a Sept. 15 deadline for the country's 2.7 million health care workers to get vaccinated. The ones who didn't get a jab were suspended, the country's health minister says.
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Shots - Health News
Allie Henderson with her sister Claire (left) and her mom, LeAnn, outside their home recently in Terry, Miss. "I want people to get vaccinated — because I know what it feels like," Allie says of her near-fatal encounter with COVID-19 this year.

This Teen's Community Rallied As She Fought COVID. But Many Still Shun The Vaccine

Sep 03, 2021
Allie Henderson's friends, extended family, church and the community prayed for the popular young athlete and then celebrated her recovery. So why won't they follow her plea and get vaccinated?
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Shots - Health News
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, warned on Tuesday of the danger from the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Among those not yet vaccinated, Delta may trigger serious illness in more people than oth

Fauci Warns Dangerous Delta Variant Is The Greatest Threat To U.S. COVID Efforts

Jun 22, 2021
More contagious than other variants, and maybe more likely to cause severe disease, Delta is spreading so fast in the U.S. it could cause another surge this summer or fall, according to new research.
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Shots - Health News
John Calhoun of Flathead County has diabetes and was convinced by an old friend to get vaccinated, through he suspects the coronavirus isn't as dangerous as health officials say it is. He's hoping vaccination will ease divisions over masking.

Families, Communities Divided Over COVID Vaccination In Rural Montana

May 11, 2021
In sprawling Flathead County, only 25% of adults are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Public health experts worry about reservoirs of potential outbreaks as neighbors still debate the virus' danger.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Medical workers with Delta Health Center prepare to vaccinate people in Leland, Miss., last week. In some places, rural hospital workers have been slow to get the vaccine themselves.

Why Lagging COVID Vaccine Rate At Rural Hospitals 'Needs To Be Fixed Now'

May 04, 2021
When it comes to persuading people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, health care professionals are influential. But in some rural communities, hospital staff themselves are hanging back.
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Shots - Health News
Sumaya Muhamed and her mother, Suad Abdulla, tout the latter's second vaccine dose at the Salahadeen Center in Nashville, Tenn. After weeks of affectionate cajoling and patient explanation, Muhamed convinced her mother to get the shot.

For Kurdish Americans In Nashville, A Beloved Leader's Death Prompts Vaccine Push

May 04, 2021
Some immigrant groups are closing the ethnic gap on COVID-19 shots. For many Kurdish Americans, their fears about vaccination are entangled with their experiences in refugee camps after fleeing Iraq.
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