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Professor Silverman Advises Strategic Approach to Promote Vaccinations
12/08/2020
With two coronavirus vaccines under emergency review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a big question remains: Will Americans be required to get vaccinated?
That’s a question USA Today posed to experts, including IU McKinney Professor Ross Silverman, in an article on December 5.
The best strategic approach is to maximize communication and minimize barriers, Professor Silverman said.
"What can we do to make this as easy as possible for people to say yes to?" he said. "The best approach to be taking in the near term is engaging communities, answering questions, and letting people know what the benefits and risks are, where they’re going to be able to get access to it and that there are no costs associated with getting the vaccine."
Professor Silverman is Professor Public Health and Law at IU McKinney and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI. His research interests include legal, ethical and policy issues in public health and medicine, professional school admissions, interdisciplinary curriculum development, medical humanities, human rights, and patient safety.
