How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina

Authors

Debra Furr-Holden, Michigan State University
Brooke W. McKeever, University of South Carolina
David R. Buys, Mississippi State University
Omolola Adeoye-Olatunde, Purdue University

ORCID

Buys: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8547-056X

MSU Affiliation

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion

Creation Date

2026-01-29

Abstract

About 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, roughly 61% of all Americans have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In some states, however, the share of vaccinated people is as low as 43.6%. There are many counties where numbers are even lower than that, leaving them especially vulnerable to surges in coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Here, four public health and communications experts from Michigan, Indiana, Mississippi and South Carolina explain how they are teaming up with nonprofits and other partners to encourage more people in their states and local communities to get these potentially lifesaving shots.

Publication Date

8-27-2021

Publication Title

The Conversation

Publisher

The Conversation

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Furr-Holden, D., Buys, D., McKeever, B., Adeoye-Olatunde, O., & Greco, E. (2021, August 27). How public health partnerships are encouraging COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi, Michigan, Indiana and South Carolina. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.43qay7k3w