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Misinformation drives low child COVID vaccination rates, Penn study finds

Misinformation about COVID vaccines is still playing a big role in keeping people from getting the shots.

Patricia Washington, left, receives a COVID Booster shot, from DeWanda Taylor, center, Certified Medical Assistant, from Miriam Medical Clinics, MZT (Which signifies the collaboration between Miriam Medical Clinics, Zion Baptist Church, and Temple University, operating out of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, the Center for Urban Bioethics), at Butler Triangle, Broad and Germantown Ave, in Philadelphia, Monday, August 1, 2022. This mobile clinic, intended to boost COVID vaccinations, has become a connection point to health care for people.
Patricia Washington, left, receives a COVID Booster shot, from DeWanda Taylor, center, Certified Medical Assistant, from Miriam Medical Clinics, MZT (Which signifies the collaboration between Miriam Medical Clinics, Zion Baptist Church, and Temple University, operating out of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, the Center for Urban Bioethics), at Butler Triangle, Broad and Germantown Ave, in Philadelphia, Monday, August 1, 2022. This mobile clinic, intended to boost COVID vaccinations, has become a connection point to health care for people.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer
    by Jason Laughlin
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