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Vigour Times — Survey reveals 32% of Californians Decline COVID Vaccine Boosters — August 7, 2023

Survey reveals 32% of Californians Decline COVID Vaccine Boosters — Survey reveals 32% of Californians Decline COVID Vaccine Boosters — August 7, 2023

In a recently released survey by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, it was found that nearly one-third of adult Californians would decline any additional COVID-19 vaccine doses.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

San Francisco Chronicle — Nearly 90% of teens and young adults have mental health challenges, survey finds — August 7, 2023

Nearly 90% of teens and young adults have mental health challenges, survey finds — Nearly 90% of teens and young adults have mental health challenges, survey finds — August 7, 2023

Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey, for instance, shows that California teens 15 to 17 and young adults 18 to 24 are more likely to experience serious psychological distress — defined as diagnosable mental health challenges that warrant treatment — than any other age group. About 40% of teens and 36% of young adults in those age groups are likely to have serious psychological distress, much higher than the 19% average in the overall population.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

National Health Law Program — Advancing Health Equity Through Disaggregated Race/Ethnicity Data — August 7, 2023

Advancing Health Equity Through Disaggregated Race/Ethnicity Data — Advancing Health Equity Through Disaggregated Race/Ethnicity Data — August 7, 2023

In fact, data from the California Health Interview Survey show significant differences in health for select Asian subgroups, such as greater prevalence of high blood pressure, asthma, heart disease, and delayed medication use for Filipinos compared to Asians overall.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

My News LA — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

94.7 THE WAVE — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Antelope Valley Times — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KNX News — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

ABC 7 Los Angeles — Coronavirus: Socal Impact — August 7, 2023

Coronavirus: Socal Impact — Coronavirus: Socal Impact — August 7, 2023

A new survey says nearly a third of adults in California say they would decline any additional COVID vaccine doses. The poll conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that 22% of adults who completed the primary vaccine series have not received any additional doses, and 33% of adults say they do not have an N95 or KN95 mask more than half of them saying they would not be able to get one because they are too expensive.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Web Today — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 16, 2023

Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 16, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

My Science — 92% of attendees feel safe at long-running L.A. County parks program — August 7, 2023

92% of attendees feel safe at long-running L.A. County parks program — 92% of attendees feel safe at long-running L.A. County parks program — August 7, 2023

Ninety-two percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in Los Angeles county parks in the summer of 2022 felt safe, according to a new evaluation by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Features: Nadereh Pourat, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Los Angeles County Parks After Dark (PAD) Evaluation