Ep. 026 - COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Pandemic Denial (Dr. Lindsey Leininger, Dear Pandemic & Darmouth)

<p>Lindsey Leininger, PhD joins Dr. Chana Davis to talk about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and pandemic denial.</p> <p>Dr. Leininger is a public health scientist and educator, who is on the front lines of COVID-19 science communication. As part of an all-female team of “Nerdy Girl” scientists, she helps run the @Dear Pandemic platform on social media, with over 900 answers to questions from the public.</p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Leininger shares practical tips for engaging with others who hold different beliefs, in a way that is respectful, impactful, and rooted in science. She invites all of us to join the anti-misinformation army, armed with effective communication skills and solid facts. . Dr. Leininger is on faculty at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College where she teaches courses on making sense of medical data. She holds a PhD in health policy from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. </p> <p>This episode is the second of a two part conversation. In part one, Drs Leininger and Davis share tips for separating fact from fiction by boosting your scientific literacy, data literacy and media literacy. Resources:</p> <p><a href='https://dearpandemic.org/'>Dear Pandemic website</a></p>