Author : May Thongthum

A year since the pandemic broke out, COVID-19 has caused more than113 million confirmed cases and over 2.5 million deaths worldwide. In the fall of 2020, several new variants emerged in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil with varying numbers of mutations.

Voice From the Field: Why People Delay Vaccinations- Vaccine Hesitancy with Dr. Gray

Interviewer: Emma Guo

With COVID-19 vaccines available on the market, pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine voices have both arisen and begun advocating loudly. With historical vaccine hesitancy and the tight timeline specific to this context, vaccine hesitancy might pose a threat to containing the pandemic and bringing normality back to our lives. More interestingly, we notice that there are people who might be regarded as very knowledgeable in this field, for example, biology professors and public health practitioners who appear reluctant about vaccines. For this issue, it’s our honor to invite Dr. Gregory Gray to share his professional insights on this topic.