Answering a child’s question about polio
For The Conversation’s Curious Kids series, Kat explained why polio persists in some countries and how vaccination helps protect children.
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Dr. Katrine Wallace
Known online as Dr. Kat, Katrine Wallace is a Chicago epidemiologist and science communicator who explains disease outbreaks, vaccines and health misinformation.
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Kat joined Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès to discuss vaccine misinformation, measles and the fall vaccination season.
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Writing about conflicting health messages
Her Conversation commentary examined the public safety costs of conflicting messages from the CDC and Pennsylvania.
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Explaining why cholera is still with us
Kat wrote about cholera, unsafe water and the infrastructure needed to prevent deaths.
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Revisiting military flu vaccination
She examined a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base after the military ended its vaccination requirement.
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