“I consider the vaccine the dose of hope,” says MSU public health authority

<p>When it comes to vaccine acceptance, <a href="https://publichealth.msu.edu/flint-research/flint-public-health-research/debra-furr-holden-phd">Dr. Furr-Holden</a> thinks we may have done ourselves a disservice with the term Operation Warp Speed.</p><p>“What a lot of people heard was corner cutting or skipping steps or quick and dirty,” says Furr-Holden. “There was a very rigorous process in place. There were no steps that were skipped, but I can understand why people may feel that way.”</p><p>She says myths and misinformation around the vaccines are a problem, so she encourages us to seek out more than one sole source for information.</p><p>“The myths and misinformation are a big problem. We know this. I think people have just enough information to be dangerous to themselves right now because we've all learned a lot about vaccines and viruses and spike proteins, things that we'd never heard about before. There's no one sole source for accurate information. I think the CDC is great. I have many colleagues who work at the CDC. I've told people all during this pandemic the CDC is filled with some of the nation's greatest scientists and clinician scientists and researchers and epidemiologists. They are only one source of information.</p><p>“We have great trusted sources of credible information. Included in that are our local health departments. Especially as it relates to vaccines, that's a very, very important resource. Why? Because vaccines are actually being rolled out at the local level. If you want to know what's happening, your local health department is a trusted and credible place to get that information.” </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DrDebFurrHolden">Dr. Furr-Holden</a> stresses the importance of a “medical home,” and when she says equity, she means fairness.</p><p>“I always tell people your medical provider is not the person in charge of your health and wellness. You are. But they're a critical player on your health team. If you don't have health coverage, if you fall in that weird spot wh