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They're idiots. Why don't they trust us?

Your Local Epidemiologist

This is post 3 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the COVID vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. Social media content bashing antivaxxers is often popular because people who already trust vaccines cheer it on. Where is this frustration coming from?

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HHS picks, the House subcommittee report, and pandemic revisionism

Your Local Epidemiologist

The Health and Human Services appointees were rounded out last week under the new Trump administration. Dr. Bhattacharya is a health economist, and Dr. Makary is a pancreatic surgeon and public policy researcher. Learning from mistakes Many pandemic health protections had benefits and harms. And it worked. The idea went viral.