In this episode, UCR Professor of Public Policy and Sociology Richard Carpiano talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about vaccine hesitancy, herd immunity, and the possibility of vaccine passports.

About Richard Carpiano:

Richard M. Carpiano is Professor of Public Policy and Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He is a public and population health scientist and medical sociologist. His research focuses on an extensive range of health issues and populations, spanning the life course and US and international contexts. The most recent arm of Carpiano’s research program investigates social, behavioral, attitudinal, and policy factors underlying vaccination uptake and coverage (and refusal or delay) in the US, Canada, and Denmark. As part of this work, Carpiano presently serves as a member of the Lancet's Commission on Vaccine Refusal, Acceptance, and Demand in the United States.

Learn more about Richard Carpiano via https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/rcarpian.

Podcast Highlights:

“The vaccines are incredibly safe, they're incredibly well monitored, and they're incredibly effective.”

-       Richard Carpiano on the topic of why everyone who can, should receive their COVID-19 vaccine.

“No vaccine is 100% protective against a disease. And so we need as many people as possible to be vaccinated in order to provide additional protection to reduce infection.”

-       Richard Carpiano on the topic of why a strong majority of people need to be vaccinated in order to attain herd immunity.

“It's going to come down to a lot of external forces on Americans...”

-       Richard Carpiano on the topic of vaccine passports most likely being required internationally.

“These tensions that always exist around individual freedoms versus the rights and the safety of the collective is the core public health.”

-       Richard Carpiano on the topic of why any vaccine requirements may prove to be controversial.

Guest:

Richard Carpiano (UCR Professor of Public Policy and Sociology)

Interviewers:

Maddie Bunting (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Chief Ambassador)

Andrea Rayas (UCR Public Policy Major, Dean’s Ambassador)

Music by:

C Codaine

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https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Xylo-Ziko/Phase

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Relevant Podcast Episode:

COVID-19: State, National, and International Policies (with Rich Carpiano)

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