Mask mandates, quarantine, and vaccines. These are some of the safety measures that were implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic that continue to cause controversy in the United States. But how and why did measures to protect public health and safety become increasingly polarized along party lines? Why did science and researchers progressively become targets of mistrust? Join Dr. Jennifer Syvertsen and her PhD student Sahar Foruzan as they examine the causes and consequences of pandemic politicization. We will hear from the chief executive officer of the local non-profit, Health Assessment and Research for Communities (HARC), Dr. Jenna LeComte-Hinely, and UCR Associate Professor of Political Science, Dr. Kim Yi Dionne about their experiences with pandemic politicization and the possible reasons behind it.