132: New Vaccine Equity Program

Geetika Nadkarni, ASTHO's Director of Infectious Diseases, outlines a new initiative aimed at reducing disparities in vaccination rates among adult racial and ethnic minority groups and rural communities; the Community COVID Coalition adds more social media resources to its portal for public health teams working to increase vaccine uptake among several unvaccinated populations; and Mei Kwong, Executive Director of the Center for Connected Health Policy, reflects on telehealth use over the course of the pandemic. ASTHO News Release: New ASTHO Program Aims to Increase Equity in Adult Immunization Community COVID Coalition: Social Media Assets - Vaccines ASTHO Public Health Review Morning Edition: Episode 118 – Selling Vaccines to Younger Adults Community COVID Coalition: COVID-19 and Social Media – Best Practices to Reach Your Communities