Framing of vaccines must be that they are a critical tool in a larger toolbox- not a means to throw the toolbox out altogether
Why?
As we start rolling out boosters again to wider population, we must still have ways to slow spread (now & future) with other interventions
Why?
As we start rolling out boosters again to wider population, we must still have ways to slow spread (now & future) with other interventions
2/ Too often, I am seeing concerns that if we push vaccines plus other interventions, we will lose people on the vaccines front
That is a failure of messaging and expectation setting
Public health experts may have to do better on communicating what each intervention can do
That is a failure of messaging and expectation setting
Public health experts may have to do better on communicating what each intervention can do
3/ There are of course many people for whom the incentive toward getting vaccinated is getting back to 'life as usual' without masks or taking precautions
Critical to appreciate how much vaccines have already done to prevent severe disease/deaths
Critical to appreciate how much vaccines have already done to prevent severe disease/deaths
4/ And while of course eventually risk will have to be a primarily personal decision, we are heading into our first heavily vaccinated winter together
I think we must still have a community mindset as we better understand durability of primary dose series #covid19
I think we must still have a community mindset as we better understand durability of primary dose series #covid19
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