Course Objective
- Describe the continuum of vaccine acceptance and hesitancy
- Identify the concerns that underlie hesitancy toward vaccination in general and COVID vaccination in particular
- Critique different approaches for achieving high uptake of COVID vaccines
Date: March 2nd, 2021
Presenter:
James Colgrove, PhD, MPH
Professor of Sociomedical Sciences,
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health
Dean of the Postbac Premed Program,
Columbia School of General Studies
This month’s Log-in2learn webinar comes at an opportune time, in the midst of a national vaccine rollout. Our presenter, James Colgrove, PhD, MPH, covers everything you need to know about vaccine hesitancy in the U.S.. He starts off with a brief history of the roots of vaccine hesitancy in the country and explains how these views have developed into the spectrum that we see today. He then shifts his attention to the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing the available vaccine options, their development process and the public’s response to them. He carefully walks us through the different concerns regarding the vaccine and breaks down the demographic characteristics of each group. He lays a heavy emphasis on the need to address hesitancy using targeted strategies that meet the unique needs of each group. He shares a number of approaches to do this and highlights key messages that have been effective. He ends by reiterating the main challenges and the importance of addressing broken relationships and mistrust as we attempt to address vaccine hesitancy during COVID-19.
Participants will be able to:
- Describe the continuum of vaccine acceptance and hesitancy
- Identify the concerns that underlie hesitancy toward vaccination in general and COVID vaccination in particular
- Critique different approaches for achieving high uptake of COVID vaccines
