{"id":240332,"date":"2026-01-27T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=240332"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:53:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:53:38","slug":"healthy-rounds-the-impact-of-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/01\/healthy-rounds-the-impact-of-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Healthy Rounds\u2019: The Impact of Public Health"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Anthony Alessi\u2019s \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d radio program is now a UConn Health podcast<\/a>. (Tina Encarnacion\/ UConn Health photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite what\u2019s coming out of Washington, Connecticut\u2019s public health commissioner says the state has not changed its recommended vaccine schedule.<\/p>\n

Dr. Manisha Juthani<\/a> joins\u00a0Dr. Anthony Alessi<\/a> on his UConn Health podcast \u201cHealthy Rounds\u201d to discuss the state of public health. Beyond the confusion over current government recommendations, they cover, among other things, Connecticut\u2019s standing among the most vaccinated states, the challenges of public health policy, access to health care, how the flu shot formula is determined, some of the Department of Public Health\u2019s lesser-known functions, and how she came to be DPH commissioner.<\/p>\n

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In public health, our successes are when things\u00a0<\/span>don<\/span>\u2019<\/span>t<\/span> happen<\/span>.
\n — DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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