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• With vaccines rolling out, pay attention to that second dose

  By William Heisel| Center for Health Journalism Verified Over the next few weeks, millions of people worldwide will be getting their first shots of a vaccine to protect them against COVID-19, including many people in your audience. So far, the only vaccines available are those that require two doses to be fully effective. That means people have to return for a second shot within a few weeks of receiving the first one. If they don’t, they aren’t as well protected and, ultimately, society at large is not protected.

  By William Heisel · Center for Health Journalism

  Jan. 08, 2021

• Find Out Who Is Counting The dead - And Why That Matters

  By William Heisel| Center for Health Journalism Verified Before COVID-19, many people seemed to have believed that every death in the United States — indeed in the world — was accurately registered in some universally accessible system that would serve as an eternal record of who died from what and when. Perhaps one of the silver linings of the pandemic has been that it has exposed that notion as fantasy. People in public health rely on a basic assumption: Trends in health are estimates. How many people are contracting a disease.

  By William Heisel · Center for Health Journalism

  Nov. 02, 2020

• With vaccines rolling out, pay attention to that second dose

  By William Heisel| Center for Health Journalism Verified Over the next few weeks, millions of people worldwide will be getting their first shots of a vaccine to protect them against COVID-19, including many people in your audience. So far, the only vaccines available are those that require two doses to be fully effective. That means people have to return for a second shot within a few weeks of receiving the first one. If they don’t, they aren’t as well protected and, ultimately, society at large is not protected.

  By William Heisel · Center for Health Journalism

  Jan. 08, 2021

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Center for Health Journalism

The USC Center for Health Journalism is dedicated to empowering journalists to investigate and report on health challenges within their communities. It focuses on advancing impactful reporting that combines compelling narratives with robust data, aiming to highlight the experiences of marginalized populations and address systemic inequities in health. The Center offers various programs and resources, including fellowships and training for journalists, which have trained over 1,200 reporters. It also runs an Engaged Journalism Initiative to make reporting more inclusive and a Health Matters Series that provides education on pressing health topics. Additionally, the Center maintains an online platform with resources to support journalists in their work. With a commitment to diversity and equity, the USC Center for Health Journalism fosters a journalism practice that reflects the communities served, enhancing the quality and impact of health journalism through collaboration and community engagement.