Wednesday noon: NPCJI webinar to offer pointers on covering COVID, flu, RSV

Vaccine fatigue is real, but there are multiple new angles to explore when covering health issues in your community this fall.

Cooler weather is traditionally when respiratory diseases – like the flu, colds, and COVID-19 – flourish. With so much misinformation and misunderstanding circulating on social media about new vaccines and health topics, journalists will continue to play an essential role in providing crucial information that people need to care for themselves and their families.

Registration is open for a 30-minute National Press Club Journalism Institute webinar on covering these issues at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Join this discussion with two prominent health experts on what journalists need to know regarding vaccines and current health issues this fall.  

Panelists will be Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and George Washington University public health professor, and Dr, Tina Tan, an infectious disease pediatrics physician and professor at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Bara Vaida, the Institute’s director of training and a longtime health care reporter, will moderate.

Topics will include: What you need to know about the COVID-19, flu vaccines; what to know about the new RSV vaccine for older adults and infants; story ideas for engaging a COVID-weary community; and coverage of health equity and access angles 

For information, contact Bara Vaida, [email protected].