Learn more from a cross-disciplinary panel of faculty and public health experts as they illuminate vaccine hesitancy from disciplinary perspectives, followed by a general discussion with Q&A with the Zoom audience.

The panel included Joe Harrison (Chemistry), Paul Orwin (Biology), Jennifer Helgren (History), Sarah Mathis (Anthropology/International Studies), Shahar Sansani (Economics), Matt Normand (Psychology), George Randels (Religious Studies), and Joan Singson (Director, Population Health Management at San Joaquin County Clinics).

The panel was moderated by Dean Rena Fraden of the College of the Pacific.

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Schedule
2021
Thursday, October 28th
8:00 AM

Event flyer

College of the Pacific

8:00 AM

8:00 AM

Pacific Newsroom - Vaccine hesitancy to be explored from various perspectives

University of the Pacific

8:00 AM

Wednesday, November 3rd
4:00 PM

Cultural reasons for hesitation

Sarah Mathis, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

Health disparities in the United States and how they factor into vaccine hesitancy

Shahar Sansani, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

How the United States has reacted to vaccines in the past and how the politics of pandemics is not new

Jennifer Helgren, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

Our current situation for San Joaquin County clinics

Joan Simpson, San Joaquin County

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

The ethical dilemmas of individual rights versus public good

George Randels, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

Things that make it easy for vaccine misinformation to fuel vaccine hesitancy and refusal

Matthew Normand, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

4:00 PM

Vaccines and our immune system

Joseph Harrison, University of the Pacific
Paul Orwin, University of the Pacific

Virtual

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tuesday, November 9th
8:00 AM

Pacific Newsroom - Reasons for vaccine hesitancy explored during annual X-Boundaries event

University of the Pacific

8:00 AM