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FableVision and AETC Collaborate to Promote COVID-19 Vaccine Literacy

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With COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and vaccination hesitancy on the rise, educating ourselves remains a priority. By combating false information and taking the time to learn about COVID-19 and other health topics, we can improve the health of us, our family, and our friends. 

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To bring humor and movement to complex scientific concepts, FableVision and the AIDS Education Training Center (AETC) partnered together to create an animated series based on the NoiseFilter Podcast and Live Show, featuring infectious disease specialist Dr. MarkAlain Dery and community health expert Dr. Eric Griggs (Doc Griggs). The podcast aims to distill COVID-19 information, debunk misinformation, and correct health literacy.

To extend NoiseFilter beyond a podcast, FableVision created a video series with animated versions of Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs as they digest complicated scientific concepts into bite-size chunks. By using humor, storytelling, and punk rock spike proteins, they provide an easy way for the general public to dispel myths and understand COVID-19 and mRNA vaccines. As Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs’ personalities, dynamic, and humor come to life, FableVision artists use fun visuals, whimsy, and fairy tale analogies to help the doctor duo captivate audiences and explain medical concepts in an easy-to-understand way. 

“Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs have an amazing wealth of pop culture knowledge and a super-cartoony sensibility, which makes the brainstorming sessions ridiculously fun,” says Leigh Hallisey, FableVision’s Creative Director and Head Writer. “They aren’t afraid to push the boundaries with trippy visuals and humor, as long as the science is accurate and engaging for our audience. You’d be hard pressed to find anything else like it in the world of health PSAs, and that makes us really proud.” 

As a studio committed to telling “stories that matter, stories that move,” FableVision is proud to team up with AETC and NoiseFilter to produce a series that aims to reduce health disparities and achieve health equity through creative educational methods. Read on for more information.

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Episode 1: Valiant Vaccine Versus the Vicious Virus
Animated versions of Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs provide a simple way for healthcare workers and the public to discuss COVID-19. With fast-paced cartoons, engaging punk rock music, and superhero antibodies, the pair details how COVID-19 makes people sick, how mRNA works, and how mRNA vaccines fight Coronavirus.

Episode 2: The Big Bad Variant and the Three Little Griggs
The second video uses a Three Little Pigs analogy and more humor to demonstrate how the mRNA vaccine fights COVID-19 variants. By comparing the human body to the three pigs’ houses and COVID-19 to the wolf, the animation delves deeper into how COVID-19 mutates and how the mRNA booster shot helps the body update its security system to fight the mutating virus.

Established in 1987, AETC aims to improve the quality of life of persons with or at-risk of HIV through high-quality professional education and training.

To stay informed about COVID-19 and to follow Dr. Dery and Doc Griggs’ journey of promoting health initiatives, watch the first two episodes on AETC’s YouTube Channel, the NoiseFilter website, and other platforms. Stay tuned for more episodes to come.

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National Immunization Awareness Month Highlight: Clinical Research Educational Video Series

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month and this year, staying informed about and raising awareness of vaccinations and the process behind developing new treatments is more important than ever. Immunization is an essential part of ensuring your family’s health as well as the public’s. To provide guidance and start constructive conversations surrounding new treatments and the clinical trial process, the Center for Information and Study on Clinical Research Participation (CISCRP) enlisted FableVision to collaborate on a new informational animated series. This series educates the public about the guidelines provided by government agencies to ensure a clinical trial is completed at a safe pace and how ongoing clinical trials adapt in the current environment. 

Here at FableVision, we know the power that education and awareness can have on helping people make informed decisions. Clinical trials are the first steps in an ongoing process for health professionals to find new therapies and treatments that are safe and effective. CISCRP’s new video series features vibrant, research-based messages and animation about the clinical trial process, combined with live-action question and answer sessions with medical and clinical research experts to educate the public as to why therapies take as long as they do to develop. Together with CISCRP, we at FableVision hope that this Clinical Research Educational Video series will bridge the gap and improve communication between clinical researchers and the general public.

A Look Inside

Video 1: General Clinical Research Overview
Bridging the gap between research and lab work, the General Clinical Research Overview video highlights the importance of the role public health officials play in the clinical trial process to ensure safe and effective therapies reach the public. Following a patient's perspective through the four phases of a clinical trial, this video provides a better understanding of what is happening in the height of developing a vaccine for the 2020 global pandemic and features a Q&A segment led by Dr. Jonathan Jackson, Executive Director of the Community Access Recruitment & Engagement (CARE) Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Video 2: Basics of Clinical Trial Participation

So what are the Basics of Clinical Trial Participation? The second video in the series shares patient insights over the course of a clinical trial and details how patient safety is monitored. Designed to provide clarity and transparency to the process behind ongoing trials, this video provides a deeper look into the patient journey as health professionals work to adapt clinical trials to the current environment and maintain participant safety.

Video 3: The Clinical Research Team is similar to a Sports Team

The third video in CISCRP’s series works to educate the public on the most up-to-date medical information regarding clinical trials. Answering questions about study volunteer participation and who is involved in a clinical trial, this video brings to light how patient data is being collected and shared, the different roles and responsibilities of the clinical research team, and how those roles ensure that clinical trials are conducted safely and ethically.

CISCRP is a first-of-its-kind nonprofit organization that continuously works to provide up-to-date information in order to keep the public healthy and safe. FableVision is proud to partner with them and support their journey to build clinical trial awareness and ensure well-educated communities. 

To stay informed and discover how you can get involved with clinical research, please visit CISCRP’s website for the latest resources and information.

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