NIH Director Talks The Pandemic, Vaccine Hesitancy And Americans' Health

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English - December 15, 2021 05:10 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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Dr. Francis Collins talks with health correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin about Americans' overall health, how tribalism in American culture has fueled vaccine hesitancy, and advises his successor on how to persevere on research of politically charged topics — like guns and obesity and maternal health. Selena talks with host Emily Kwong about the conversation.

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