The Michigan Vaccine Project Presents: An Ounce of Prevention

From rural Oregon to the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, immunologist Holly Turula reflects on her professional journey, the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of vaccination.

Monica Jean, an MSU Extension field crops educator, shares with us her experience contracting COVID-19 while nine months pregnant in the fall of 2020 and the lasting effects of that infection. To learn more about the Michigan Vaccine Project and vaccine information, including COVID-19, visit www.extension.msu.edu/learnaboutvaccines.

Ashley Fleser, from the Michigan Vaccine Project, interviews Diane Fleser, Brad Hastings, and Jeffrey VanDyke of Disability Network West Michigan. The group discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, shares vaccine stories, and talks about the challenges and barriers faced by people in the disability community. This podcast is part two of a two-part series.

Ashley Fleser, from the Michigan Vaccine Project, interviews Diane Fleser, Brad Hastings, and Jeffrey VanDyke of Disability Network West Michigan. The group discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, shares vaccine stories, and talks about the challenges and barriers faced by people in the disability community. This podcast is part one of a two-part series.

MVP program instructor Madee Thorburn sits down with Jim Chiang the owner of Hunan Gardens restaurant in Texas Corners, MI to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine rollout on his business.

Pharmacist and business owner Arun Tandon of Portage, MI shares his medical expertise on vaccination and community health, and reflects on his experience as a vaccine provider during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the inaugural episode of "The Michigan Vaccine Project Presents: An Ounce of Prevention" meet the MVP team: Jim Monahan, Madee Thorburn, Ashley Fleser and Corinne Lopez. The team discusses their individual experiences navigating the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and tells their personal vaccination stories. From navigating vaccine hesitancy to figuring out the right way to protect themselves and their families, the group shares the role that immunization and disease has played in each of their lives."