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October 16, 2026

Is it better to vaccinate against COVID and flu together, or separately?

Ángela Domínguez García, Universitat de Barcelona; Isabel Aguilar Palacio, Universidad de Zaragoza, and Pere Godoy, Universitat de Lleida

The target groups for these two jabs are not exactly the same.

For much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio infection. Genevieve Naylor/Corbis via Getty Images

April 27, 2023

‘Got polio?’ messaging underscores a vaccine campaign’s success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

Katherine A. Foss, Middle Tennessee State University

Polio vaccines have been a massive public health victory in the US. But purely celebratory messaging overlooks the ongoing threat if vaccination rates fall.

While the vast majority of primary care providers have higher confidence in vaccines than the general public, some do not. Evgeniy Shkolenko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

April 5, 2022

The 1 in 10 U.S. doctors with reservations about vaccines could be undermining the fight against COVID‑19

Matt Motta, Oklahoma State University and Timothy Callaghan, Texas A&M University

Many COVID-19 vaccination campaigns encourage doctors to serve as a trusted source of vaccine information. But certain vaccine-hesitant providers may stymie these efforts.

June 16, 2021

Diverse spokespeople and humour: how the government’s next ad campaign could boost COVID vaccine uptake

Jessica Kaufman, Murdoch Children's Research Institute

The federal government is due to launch a new advertising campaign for COVID-19 vaccines in July. This is a chance to offer something more engaging than what we’ve seen to date.

A mass vaccination hub in Genoa, Italy. Luca Zennaro/EPA/AAP

April 7, 2021

Australia urgently needs mass COVID vaccination hubs. But we need more vaccines first

Mary-Louise McLaws, UNSW

We need to stop relying on small GP clinics and urgently move towards using mass vaccination hubs like stadiums, schools and parks.

Waze depends on users to voluntarily upload information about traffic accidents and road closures. Linda Davidson/The Washington Post via Getty Images

February 16, 2021

People may become less likely to contribute to a virtual public good like Waze if they know many others are already doing it

Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University

Research suggests apps could be designed in ways so that the ‘bystander effect’ doesn’t kick in and demotivate people from contributing to public goods.

Films that dissolve rapidly when placed under the tongue or high in the cheek will make vaccines cheaper and more reliable. Stephen C. Schafer

March 4, 2020

Vaccines without needles – new shelf‑stable film could revolutionize how medicines are distributed worldwide

Maria Croyle, The University of Texas at Austin

Inspired by amber and hard candy, researchers figured out a new, needle-free, shelf-stable way to preserve vaccines, making them easier to ship and administer around the world.

What will it take to finish polio off in the last three countries where it persists? AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

March 23, 2018

Inching closer to a world without polio

Christine Crudo Blackburn, Texas A&M University and Morten Wendelbo, American University School of Public Affairs

Pakistan had only eight new diagnoses of polio in 2017. The virus’ days look numbered – but health workers have their work cut out for them to eradicate the devastating disease once and for all.

January 23, 2017

Why it’s hard to run a mass measles campaign in Nigeria’s war‑torn states

Chikwe Ihekweazu, UCL

Running an effective mass immunisation campaign, vaccinating children in Nigeria against measles is a logistical nightmare.

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