Vaccine Hesitancy: Convincing Canadians the Importance of Vaccines | February 19, 2021

The Empire Club of Canada Presents:

Vaccine Hesitancy: Convincing Canadians the Importance of Vaccines

In this panel discussion, the panelists look at a polling that showed Canadians were losing confidence in vaccines and they discuss ways to combat misinformation and build and maintain public confidence in vaccines.

Moderator: William Powers, Writer, Journalist and Technologist

Panelists:

Angel Chu, Vice Chair, Immunize Canada; Infectious Disease Physician, Department of Medicine, Foothills Medical Centre

Dr. Jia Hu, Medical Officer of Health; Chair, 19 To Zero

Raj Pannu, CEO & Founder, Emergence Creative

Scott Ratzan, Distinguished Lecturer, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Public Policy

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