So Ruth, what about you?

Well, I've been pretty much raised in the academic setting from the very first day of my career as a bedside nurse.

So I've had benefit of a number of amazing mentors.

I've had mentors in nursing education, nursing leadership.

I've had mentors in research and clinical practice.

I've had mentors in public health.

At CDC, I've had the luxury of serving on several of the committees, reporting to the director of CDC.

And so you met with them for six weeks?

So, Ruth, I want you to tell us more about how we can improve the awareness and uptake of the recommended adult vaccines.

Well, I think first, you know, any time we're going to make a practice change or we're going to try to, you know, hit the reset button and refocus on our approach, it's helpful, I think, to get a little bit of background information.

And some of my colleagues and, you know, when I have these discussions, you know, I've heard the comments several times.

Well, you know, I don't know where all the information comes from.

You know, I'm confused about education.

You know, how do we get information about vaccines and what our approaches should be? So, you know, I thought it was helpful to just introduce NVAC.

Some people may not be familiar with that particular organization.

We are concerned about our patients, and we want to make sure that they are receiving the best care that we can possibly give them, and that includes advising them which vaccines they need to remain healthy.