Vaccines Archives

04.08.2021 a close-up of a syringe and a needle

Covid-19 Vaccines for Refugees and Immigrants

Ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all who migrate to the US, regardless of legal status, would reduce the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on refugee, migrant, and immigrant communities.

Guest Authors Christine Thomas, Syreeta Wilkins, Erin Mann, William Stauffer

11.26.2020 a graph of a number of people with a number of marks

Covid-19 Vaccination Line-up

Public support for ranked vaccine allocation will help ensure that funds and distribution efforts target high-risk groups.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

10.05.2020 a close up of a virus

Attacking Standards and Science

If Covid-19 has taught us nothing else, it’s that politicians need to train in ethics, in government, in the role of scientific inquiry.

Editor Michael Stein

09.18.2020 a woman smiling at the camera

Caitlin Rivers

Caitlin Rivers gives an overview on the causes and consequences of Covid-19 while highlighting the state of the science.

Fellow Edward Alexander

09.07.2020 a syringe with a needle

Indoctrinating Inoculation

The consequences of an individual choice to forego vaccination are not limited to the person making that choice.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

06.12.2020 a woman with long hair wearing a necklace and a floral dress

Heidi Larson

PHP Fellow Pat Williams profiles Heidi Larson to discuss the narrative of Covid-19 and to offer a global perspective on the coronavirus pandemic.

Fellow Pat Williams

Editor Nicholas Diamond

03.11.2020 a graph of cases with numbers and letters

Messaging and Measles

In response to pressure to increase transparency, Facebook launched Ad Library, allowing a comparison of trends in pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine messaging.

Fellow Tasha McAbee

11.18.2019 a graph of a vaccine

Vaccine Hesitancy Is Still Trending

Vaccine advocates are drowning out vaccine denouncers. Very few are engaging others and changing opinions as tweeters exist in separate bubbles.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.02.2019 a map of the united states with red dots and numbers

Measles Madness

Health authorities declared that measles had been eliminated from the nation in 2000, yet the virus has reemerged at alarmingly high rates in 2019.

Fellow Jori Fortson

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