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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. In her free time, she is the creator of the medical blog You Can Know Things and author of YLE’s section on Health (Mis)communication.

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Why did Americans expect a perfect COVID vaccine?

Your Local Epidemiologist

This is post 2 of 4 in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the Covid-19 vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. In her free time, she is the creator of the medical blog You Can Know Things and author of YLE’s section on Health (Mis)communication.

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Science, Policy, and Values

Your Local Epidemiologist

This is our final post in this mini-series looking back at the public health communication around the COVID vaccines, why trust was lost, and where communication broke down. If you talk to people about why they lost trust in public health during the pandemic, there is one topic that comes up over and over again: mandates.