Why did we lose trust during the pandemic?
My conversation with Kelley Krohnert
I recently complimented the CDC on some reassuring messaging about Covid, that it turns out was the work of Katelyn Jetelina and a team she's working with at CDC. I took the opportunity to reach out to Dr. Jetelina to see if she'd be open to hearing my perspective as someone who had lost trust in public health. We ended up having a very interesting Zoom call and we wrote article that touches on some of what we discussed. I hope you enjoy it! -
I am very concerned about declining trust in science and public health. Although there have been many polls and much talk at conferences, one big thing has been missing: listening to people whose trust we are losing.
This has been really hard for me to approach. I’ve been in the trenches for the past four years, so it’s per…
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