Hubert Department of Global Health

“Vaccine hesitancy has been with us since the first vaccine over 200 years ago, even though vaccines have saved millions of lives.  Because vaccines work so well, there is less awareness of the diseases they prevent, which can lead some people to question their need and importance.” 

“Silence breeds misinformation and fear. We are trying to break that silence—particularly in a region like the Southeast where there are a lot of restrictions around abortion—with [an] evidence-based, educational product that can be easily accessed.”

“We all need to eat to survive. At the macro level, access to sufficient, healthy, culturally-appropriate food is a basic human right that is denied to many millions globally, whether through ultra-processing of foods—which increases shelf life and consumer convenience at the expense of nutrient quality— or food price shocks that result from adverse weather or political events.”