As vaccine exemptions are on the rise across states, the Ford School's Paula Lantz spoke with U.S. News & World Report on the issue and the concerns it poses to public health. Lantz asserted, “When you allow people to opt out of vaccine mandates beca...
DETROIT—Nearly a third of a random sample of Detroit adults who had not received any COVID-19 vaccinations in June 2021 obtained their first dose in the second half of last year, according to a new University of Michigan survey.
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In an announcement this week, Pfizer announced its booster provides increased protection against the omicron COVID-19 variant. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence and epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed weighed in on NPR's Here and Now about the qu...
As Michigan becomes a COVID-19 hotbed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Abdul El-Sayed unpacks what that means knowing what we know in 2021.
El-Sayed appeared on Detroit Today on WDET-FM to unpack what the recent surge in COVID-19 ind...
Speaking with MLive, Shobita Parthasarathy observed the complexities behind vaccine hesitancy. “We’re letting social institutions, government institutions off the hook the more that we focus on the individual as the source of the hesitancy,” she said...
Since 2010-11, the David Bohnett Foundation Leadership and Public Service Fellowship has provided three talented master’s students each year with a funded internship with the City of Detroit. The 2021 fellows—Adam Flood (MPP/MPH ‘22), Kristina Curtis...
As the school year gets started, many are saying high vaccination rates are key to keeping schools in person. Jeffrey Morenoff, professor of public policy and sociology and director of the Population Studies Center, explained what may be affecting va...
With a new school year three weeks away and cases of COVID-19 on the rise again, vaccination rates in the households of school-age children will play an important role in how school districts weigh their options for returning to the classroom.
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We support the University’s vaccination policy wholeheartedly, and urge everyone for whom it is medically safe to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
UM-Ann Arbor deans, joint statement
As the deans of the University’s schools, colleges, and lib...
After the CDC rolled back its guidance that vaccinated people could unmask, many were left confused and unsure of what to believe. Abdul El-Sayed, Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, explained the logistics behind the new guidance.
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How can we get more people vaccinated? Abdul El-Sayed, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, explained that simply yelling at people to get them vaccinated won't work, comparing it to yelling at his toddler to "Go to s...
Matthew Davis was cited in an MLive story published today examining the state’s vaccination waiver rate – which is among the highest in the country – and the very real public health consequences that come with it.
"Our vaccination rates in the st...
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Featuring University of Michigan Faculty: Pauline Jones, Elizabeth King, Ann Chih Lin, Laura Rozek, and Twila Tardif The International Institute and Ford School of Public Policy are excited to present a webinar on brand new research on COVID-19 and i...
Outbreaks of measles and whooping cough in 2014 and 2015 have sparked national conversations about the benefits and risks of childhood vaccination. In May 2015, parents across the U.S. were asked how their opinions about the benefits and safety of va...
