On June 17, 2021, The Conversation published an article by AFAR Board Member S. Jay Olshansky, PhD, on the importance of vaccination, particularly in older adults. Dr. Olshansky also highlights how advances in aging research helped facilitate the development of the mRNA vaccines used to safely fight COVID-19.
Dr. Olshansky is a 2016 Irving S. Wright Award recipient. He is currently a Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Research Associate at the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago, and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Chief Scientist at Lapetus Solutions, Inc.
Read the piece, “Millions are rejecting one of humanity’s best weapons for saving lives: Vaccines,” here.
This piece was also featured in MSN Lifestyle.
