Season 4 · Episode 365
365 - The Politicization of COVID-19 Vaccines
August 30, 202114m 38s
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Show Notes
Research shows that conservatives are significantly less likely to get a COVID vaccine than liberals. Timothy Callaghan of Texas A&M's school of public health tells Stephanie Desmon about the impact this has right now, given the Delta variant, and the implications for the future in a country where politics and science are at odds in many circles. What are the best strategies to decouple partisanship from sound science and why is it so crucial to our health?