Forbes October 31, 2025
Lately, coverage and commentary about vaccines have dominated public health news. Reducing public health to vaccines is dangerous. Keeping the public focused on such a narrow, controversial and politically-charged view of public health may be great for ratings, but it isn’t good for our nation’s health.
What is public health?
The focus on vaccines as public health clouds appreciation for how life would be if public health expertise and institutions like CDC were non-existent. Imagine brown, contaminated water from your tap or erratic garbage pickup. Imagine not having a sewage system for your home or city? This is public health. As recently as 1994, people smoked on airplanes, but today there is no smoking on planes and in most indoor...
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