MedPage Today September 13, 2023
Randy Olson, PhD

— A singular narrative, consistency, and relatability are paramount

On Monday, FDA announced the approval of updated COVID vaccines. On Tuesday, the CDC announced its recommendations for who should get the shot. The announcements feel timely with the uptick in cases, but there continues to be one overarching problem facing disease prevention and control in the U.S.: confusion.

A lack of vaccines was the main issue 3.5 years ago. Now there are a lot of vaccines, but with them, a lot of confusion.

Over the last several years, we’ve heard multiple agencies offer advice and updates (CDC, NIH, HHS, FDA) on multiple vaccines (COVID, flu, RSV, and more), coming from the voices of multiple spokespersons (Anthony Fauci, MD, Rochelle Walensky,...

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