WAMC News Podcast - Episode 164

January 06, 2021 00:18:03
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 164
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 164

Jan 06 2021 | 00:18:03

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Show Notes

Part of the challenge of vaccinating millions of Americans for COVID-19 is logistical: racing to create a vaccine, distributing it, and determining the order in which certain people will get the shots. But part of it is convincing people that getting the vaccine is safe — especially when those people have well-earned mistrust of the medical industry. That’s the focus of a new white paper from the University at Albany called “Strategies to Counter COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Mitigate Health Disparities in Minority Populations.” We speak with primary author Kate Strully, a professor of sociology. (more…)

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