At the 2025 American Thoracic Society (ATS) International Conference, Arthur L. Reingold, MD, professor of epidemiology at UC Berkeley Public Health and expert in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, spoke with HCPLive on addressing public concerns over immunizations and combatting misinformation on the topic.
This interview segment was a part of a larger presentation-focued interview. His talk at ATS was titled ‘The Global Immunization Divide: Overcoming Barriers to Universal Vaccine Coverage,’ and in this interview, he addressed questions regarding public health concerns related to vaccines for lung health.
“First of all, I think clinicians generally don’t need those of us in public health and epidemiology to tell them what to do,” Reingold explained. “They know the kind of patients they’re…