Epidemiology & Biostatistics

The Hill, September 2, 2021

Five ways public health professionals can help battle vaccine hesitancy

"Even though approximately 72 percent of the U.S. population ages 12 and up has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and roughly 61 percent are fully vaccinated as of Aug. 25, we still have many Americans who are hesitant or resistant to vaccination. " (Bernadette Boden-Albala)
The Hill, July 25, 2021

As fires and floods continue, citizens must demand climate action

"When I began covering climate-related natural disasters back in 2017, the events that made national news ranged from California’s record-breaking Thomas Fire to the back-to-back Category-5 hurricanes that whipped through the Gulf, one of which depopulated a Caribbean island and the other which killed thousands after leaving Puerto Rico in ruins." (Shahir Masri)