17: New Vaccine Messaging

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Mississippi's State Health Officer, questions vaccine misinformation; Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO's Chief Medical Officer, discusses vaccine safety on KNX NewsRadio, Los Angeles; Rhea Farberman, Director of Strategic Communications and Policy Research at the Trust for America's Health, shares new messaging and tools to explain the FDA's full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; and ASTHO wins awards for its work to support members.

State health officials: A sixth Mississippi child dies of COVID-19

Webpage: Resource – FDA approval messaging and outreach tools

Fact sheet: Communicating about FDA approval to build confidence in COVID-19 vaccines

ASTHO's efforts supporting state and territorial health leaders recognized with four national awards