Utilizing Infodemiology to Improve Vaccine Confidence: Resources for Immunization Programs Managers

AIM hosted the Utilizing Infodemiology to Improve Vaccine Confidence: Resources for Immunization Programs Managers webinar on July 16. Attendees heard from Joe Smyser, Ph.D., MSPH, CEO at Public Good Projects, and Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS, infectious disease epidemiologist and science communicator at de Beaumont Foundation. Dr. Smyser and Jessica discussed infodemiology, a public health discipline that studies the spread of information with the goal of improving health, how immunization programs and partners can utilize infodemiology resources to improve vaccine confidence, and science communication tips for health care providers and public health professionals.