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Syracuse University Experts: COVID-19
For members of the media looking for experts to comment on the complex and ever-changing issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, please see the Syracuse University faculty experts listed below. For additional media assistance, please contact: Ellen Mbuqe, Director of News…
Why would governors fight vaccine mandates?
This week, the Republican governors of Texas and Florida challenged the coronavirus vaccine mandates put forth by President Joe Biden. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity in the state from enforcing a vaccine mandate. Florida…
Should Healthcare Workers Receive Religious Exemptions For Vaccines?
Margaret Thompson, associate professor of history and political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in the Rochester Times Union story “How does religious exemption to vaccine work?” Professor Thompson discussed how religious exemptions to vaccinations like the one for…
Strategies for promoting the COVID-19 vaccine for children
When the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available for kids ages 5-11, most vaccinated parents will get their children the shot. However, this will also be a prime opportunity for those who are anti-vaccine to ramp up their efforts to discredit the…
Why COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Are Lower in Rural Areas of the U.S.
A combination of higher Trump vote share and lower educational attainment help explain the lower COVID-19 vaccination rates in rural areas of the United States, according to a new study published in the Journal of Rural Health. The researchers conclude…
Important Public Health Information: Eligibility Guidance for Pfizer Booster Dosage
Dear Colleagues: Earlier this week, Vice Chancellor J. Michael Haynie shared a message announcing that many in our community are now eligible to receive the booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine. I am writing today to call your attention to…
Lack of Data Available To Determine Booster Shot Efficacy
Brittany Kmush, assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at Falk College, was quoted in the Politico story “FDA panel votes against broad rollout of Pfizer booster shot, endorses narrower use.” Kmush commented on this controversy, saying, “I honestly don’t…
The Growing Issue of Vaccine Hesitancy
Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was quoted by Newsweek for the article “Low Vaccination Rates Among Young People Indicate Vaccine Hesitancy is Not Just Political.” Kapuscinski discussed…
Vaccine Skepticism Continues To Rise
Afton Kapuscinski, assistant teaching professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and director of the Psychological Services Center, was interviewed by RTE (the Irish national broadcast) for the story, “Vaccine resistance persists despite pro-jab messaging.” Kapuscinski discussed the increase…
Partisan politics at the root of vaccine hesitancy, according to new article
In a new article posted this week, Syracuse University professor of political science Shana Kusner Gadarian, along with her co-authors, Sara Wallace Goodman (UC Irvine) and Thomas Pepinsky (Cornell University) ask the question: “How do we explain the pattern between vaccinated…