Vax Talk

Vax Talk


Latest Episodes

Ep. 61: SAFE Vaccine Legislation
April 06, 2022

In statehouses across the U.S., 1,000 anti-vaccine bills have been filed. From bills that would pave the way to rescinding school entry requirements to bills that would levy fines against employers fo

Ep. 60: Your Vaccine Refusing Family
February 22, 2022

Few experts are as well-poised to answer questions about the pandemic we found ourselves in as Dr. Tara Smith--infectious disease epidemiologist who knows all about zoonotic transmission. But even wit

Ep 59: Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines
January 10, 2022

Parents have a lot of questions about COVID vaccines and their kids, so we invited those parents to a Zoom chat with nationally-known expert and pediatric nurse practitioner, Patsy Stinchfield. They g

Ep. 58: Omicron with Your Local Epidemiologist
December 05, 2021

COVID, always up to something, has spun out a new variant: Omicron. There are so many unknowns, and so much anxiety caused by the unknown, that we invited Dr. Katelyn Jetelina (a.k.a. Your Local Epide

Ep. 57: Social Media and Vaccine Misinformation
November 03, 2021

It's not shocking that social media spreads misinformation, but a new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights just published a chilling report detailing how fertile social

Ep. 56: Now That We've Got COVID What is Flu Gonna Do?
September 27, 2021

Science types hate predicting the future--and LJ Tan from immunize.org is no exception. So we invite him on to the podcast to discuss what we do know about the upcoming influenza season co-occurring w

Ep. 55: This Podcast is Fully Approved (w/ Paul Offit)
August 27, 2021

In this episode, we cover so much COVID-19 information that it may break the podcastosphere. Want to know about Delta? Talked about it. Kids in school? Check. Surges? Yep. And third doses? Oh boy, did

Ep. 54: What is Disinformation? (w/ Brandy Zadrozny)
July 30, 2021

Few people have studied internet disinformation for longer or in more depth than NBC's Brandy Zadrozny, so we invited her to swing by and talk to us about vaccine disinformation. A must-listen podcast

Ep. 53: Health Equity with Dr. Nate Chomilo
June 30, 2021

With the pandemic bringing a bright spotlight on vaccine hesitancy, people are under the impression that confidence varies by race and background. Why would that be, and how is it related to health eq

Ep. 52: Kids and COVID-19 Vaccines
May 14, 2021

This week, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer vaccine be given to kids ages 12-15. We invited long-time ACIP member Patsy Stinchf