Vaccines: The Science & Rebuilding Public Trust with Dr. Richard Zimmerman
Dr. Richard Zimmerman joins Dr. Mike Chupp and regular co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation on vaccines, public trust, and the role of Christian healthcare professionals in a post-COVID world. Drawing on his experience in vaccine research, clinical practice, and national policy, Dr. Zimmerman shares lessons from the pandemic, addresses concerns such as myocarditis and vaccine hesitancy, and discusses where vaccine science and technologies like mRNA may be heading. Together, they discuss how clinicians can engage these questions with scientific integrity and respect for conscience while continuing to care well for their patients and communities.
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Meet Our Guest(s):
Richard K Zimmerman MD MPH MA (Bioethics) FAAFP FIDSA
Dr. Zimmerman is a tenured professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh. His team’s motto is “Protecting people: vaccine policy to practice.”
Dr. Zimmerman practices family medicine part-time in a faith-based federally qualified, inner-city health center since 1991 and has co-led short-term missions trips to Honduras and Guatemala. He has served as Board President of an international student ministry and served as an elder.
Dr. Zimmerman served on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as a voting member in 2002-4. He has published over 350 journal articles. Given his career accomplishments, he was presented with the Hames Career Research Award in 2016.
