NIH Director Talks The Pandemic, Vaccine Hesitancy And Americans' Health
Dec 15, 2021
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Dr. Francis Collins, the longest-serving director of the NIH and a pivotal figure in the Human Genome Project, discusses urgent health issues with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin. They dive into the troubling rise of vaccine hesitancy driven by cultural tribalism and misinformation. Collins shares insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on American health and highlights health disparities that persist in the U.S. He also offers advice to his successor on navigating politically charged health topics.
Dr. Francis Collins talks with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin about Americans' overall health, how tribalism in American culture has fueled vaccine hesitancy, and advises his successor on how to persevere on research of politically charged topics — like guns and obesity and maternal health. Selena talks with host Emily Kwong about the conversation.