Our COVID Life – Managing and Impact: Public Trust and Vaccine Hesitancy

Feb 17, 2022 Our COVID Life – Managing and Impact Public Trust and Vaccine Hesitancy Building public trust for the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines has been a global challenge during the pandemic. Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic in March 2020, and the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved and rolled out after December 2020, the vaccination rate in high- and upper-middle-income countries has hovered around 70%. What are the reasons behind the delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite the availability of vaccine services? How do language, cultural norms, and public trust affect people's confidence in Asia and the West? Please join us to hear our panel of UChicago and other experts discuss what we can do to overcome vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong, Asia, and the world. Speakers Boaz Keysar William Benton Professor in Psychology and the College Psychology Department University of Chicago Heidi Larson, PhD Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Clinical Professor, Dept. Health Metrics Sciences University of Washington, Seattle Xian Yang Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science Hong Kong Baptist University Moderator Mark Barnekow (MBA '88) Executive Director The Hong Kong Jockey Club University of Chicago Academic Complex | The University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong Read more about Our COVID Life – Managing and Impact: https://bit.ly/3JEQDjm ➡ Subscribe to our Enews: https://bit.ly/3fxp8JP Twitter:   / uchicagohk   Facebook:   / uchicagohk   Linkedin:   / uchicagohk   Instagram:   / uchicagohk   ▬ Content of the Webinar ▬ Opening - 0:00 Speaker Introduction – 2:13 Professor Boaz Keysar’s View – 4:47 Professor Xian Yang’s View – 15:06 Professor Heidi Larson’s View – 24:13 Panel Discussion – 42:31