Dr. Barry Dworkin

NACI now recommends “preferred” interchangeable Pfizer & Moderna as second dose after first AZ vaccine. Correct decision but NACI’s less-than-stellar messaging trend has contributed to understandable AZ recipients and providers’ frustration.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 18, 2021

Source:
Vaccine committee says provinces should give AstraZeneca recipients a different vaccine for second dose

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  1. Risk perception: Imagine the reaction if news reported 10,000 deaths from a virus in one month compared to the ebola coverage
  2. So how do you react to the Measles outbreak in Europe? If you are the Italian government you promote anti-vaccine tropes with the intention to remove the compulsory/prerequisite vaccination requirement for school admission.
  3. The wonderful world of cognitive dissonance. Thanks to Darla Shine for beautifully demonstrating this response in addition to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
  4. The Atlantic explains how the Delta variant is affecting children in the US especially in areas with low vaccination rates. There is understandable trepidation for unvaccinated Canadian children returning to school.