Скачать или смотреть 17th Annual Symposium “COVID-19 vaccinations in vulnerable populations” Apr 20, 2022 Dawn Bowdish

“COVID-19 vaccinations in vulnerable populations: Tales from a scientist turned science communicator”

COVID-19 vaccines have performed better than other types of vaccines in older adults and vulnerable populations; however, the roll-out of these vaccines has highlighted issues with science literacy, social cohesion and the ubiquity of misinformation. This talk will show the results of my research on vaccine effectiveness in vulnerable populations and share stories and insights on how these results are interpreted by people who are vaccine hesitant and resistant and what strategies work and don't work to communicate research results to a skeptical public.

Dr. Dawn Bowdish is the Canada Research Chair in Aging and Immunity at McMaster University and the Executive Director of the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health. She studies how the aging immune system contributes to respiratory infections and alters vaccine responses.