Leading up to the new NOVA Special on vaccines (Vaccines – Calling The Shots, airing September 10th, 9:00 PM on PBS), the University of Michigan Risk Science Center be reposting a series of pieces that tackle some of the issues around vaccination, acceptance, anxiety and risk.
Each week day between September 2 and September 10, look for a new vaccine-related article on the Risk Science Center website. We’ll be covering everything from story telling around vaccines, to disease-specific vaccinations, to the importance of understanding and respecting patient concerns.
The series of articles will draw heavily on Professor Brian Zikmund-Fisher, who also features prominently in the NOVA documentary. And we’ll be culminating on the 10th with a brand new Risk Bites video from Brian on why people tend not to be as worried as they should be about infectious diseases.
So remember to check out what’s new each day at riskscience.umich.edu starting September 2, and don’t forget to watch the documentary on the 10th.