US EditionA community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
- During this winter's flu season, some Denver parents received texted videos sharing why neighbors chose flu shots for their children in a pilot study.
- The study aimed to build vaccine trust in a historically Black community but was canceled by the Trump administration before analyzing data.
- Pediatrician Dr. Joshua Williams and Denver's Center for African American Health led two years of community engagement with workshops and five videos sent to 200 families.
- This flu season resulted in the highest number of pediatric deaths in 15 years, with more than 200 children in the U.S. Succumbing to the illness, while fewer than half of all children received a flu vaccination.
- The abrupt cancellation lost two years of data and NIH funding, raising concerns about vaccine hesitancy research and the need for community voices on prevention.
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A Community Rallied to Share Flu Shot Experiences. Then the Gov't Stopped the Study.
(MedPage Today) -- Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids, an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community...
Black community in Denver rallied to share flu shot experiences. The Trump administration stopped the study.
The Trump administration canceled a study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community before the data could be analyzed -- and researchers aren’t the only ones upset.
Trump administration shuts down study on historically Black community's flu shot experiences
Some Denver parents got texts during this winter's brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids. It was an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community but no one will know how it worked out: The Trump administration canceled the project before the data could be analyzed. It's an example of research being lost at time when understanding vaccine hesitancy is esp…
A community rallied to share flu shot experiences. Then the government stopped the study
Some Denver parents got texts during this winter’s brutal flu season with videos sharing why people in their neighborhoods chose flu shots for their kids, an unusual study about trust and vaccines in a historically Black community.But no one will know how it worked out: The Trump administration canceled the project before the data could be analyzed -- and researchers aren’t the only ones upset.“For someone like me, from the Black community who i…
Trump Administration Cancels Black Community Vaccine Study Before Results Analyzed
According to the Associated Press, a federally funded vaccine awareness study focused on a Black Denver community was abruptly canceled by the Trump administration before researchers could analyze its results. Pediatrician Dr. Joshua Williams led the project, which featured videos of local families sharing flu shot experiences to build trust and counter vaccine hesitancy. After two years of community collaboration, the program had just begun sen…
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