A free webinar focused on COVID-19 communications to answer parents’ questions about COVID-19 vaccination for children. As vaccination authorization and guidelines continue to evolve for children and adolescents—and as families and officials look ahead to the upcoming school year—it is imperative to use consistent, timely, and fact-based messaging to help parents and families understand these developments and make decisions.
Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP, Director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC and former Executive Director and CEO of American Academy of Pediatrics and Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health will share insights and answer your questions.
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Join us on June 23 at 1 p.m. ET as we discuss How to Fight Misinformation on Social Media. This session will teach you how to react, respond to, and manage misinformation and anti-vax attacks on your social media platforms. Sign-up today to join!
The twentieth COVID-19 Conversations webinar will provide an update on the current state of COVID-19 globally, focusing specifically on Brazil, India and South Africa, and will also review lessons we can learn from previous global vaccination campaigns in ensuring that all countries have adequate supplies of COVID-19 vaccines. Register here.
This meeting will discuss and provide and update on COVID-19 vaccine safety, including myocarditis after mRNA vaccines; VaST assessment; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in adolescents and young adults: benefit-risk discussion; and an overview of data to inform recommendations for additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines (Wednesday). The meeting will also discuss vaccines for Dengue, Influenza, and Rabies (Thursday), and vaccines for Zoster and Pneumococcal (Friday). The discussion was rescheduled from June 18, 2021 due to the observation of the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday to be included as part of the June 23-25 ACIP meeting.
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As we continue to support President Biden’s goal for 70% of the U.S. adult population to have at least one vaccine shot and 160 million U.S. adults to be fully vaccinated by July 4th, the Chief Health Equity Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention invites you to the webinar titled “Motivate to Vaccinate: National Month of Action for COVID-19 Vaccinations.” This webinar will be held on Thursday, June 24th, 2021 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET.
The webinar is a call to action to increase the number of vaccinated persons in Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino communities. It will highlight organizations who have conducted successful mass vaccination activities for Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino persons: Black Coalition Against COVID-19; Latinx COVID-19 Task Force; The National Resource for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM); Choose Healthy Life; and UnidosUS. These organizations will share their successes, challenges, and strategies used to increase vaccine education, awareness, and uptake. In addition to hearing from these organizations, you will have the opportunity to have your questions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccination addressed.
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This presentation will review the experiences of Medicaid beneficiaries and people with disabilities in California and nationally related to vaccine prioritization and deployment, and reflect on lessons for policy and practice that will support greater equity moving forward.
Learning objectives:
- Webinar participants will learn about vaccine prioritization protocols and the ways California and other states balanced their goals of speed and equity in vaccine deployment.
- Webinar participants will learn about some of the promising practices implemented by California and other states during vaccine deployment and implications of those practices for future pandemics or instances of health care rationing/shortages.
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Tune in tonight, June 24 at 7 p.m. to Virginia’s COVID-19 Town Hall with Juan Conde, 8News. Medical leaders will answer questions about COVID-19 and how to stay safe this summer. Learn more about the town hall: www.wric.com/vaccinate-virginia/. Email your questions before the show to news@wric.com or post them on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #VaccinateVirginia. Learn more: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/blog/2021/06/21/vaccinate-virginia-town-hall-june-24-at-7pm/.
Medical Leaders in Attendance:
- Dr. Gloria Addo-Ayensu, Director of Health, Fairfax County
- Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia Vaccine Coordinator
- Dr. Taison Bell, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Disease and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia
- Dr. Percita Ellis, Pediatrician, Rockbridge Area Health Center
- Rita McClenny, President and CEO, Virginia Tourism Corporation
- Dr. Jose Munoz, Professor, Children’s Hospital of Richmond, Pediatrics, Div. of Infectious Diseases
This meeting will discuss and provide and update on COVID-19 vaccine safety, including myocarditis after mRNA vaccines; VaST assessment; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in adolescents and young adults: benefit-risk discussion; and an overview of data to inform recommendations for additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines (Wednesday). The meeting will also discuss vaccines for Dengue, Influenza, and Rabies (Thursday), and vaccines for Zoster and Pneumococcal (Friday). The discussion was rescheduled from June 18, 2021 due to the observation of the Juneteenth National Independence Day holiday to be included as part of the June 23-25 ACIP meeting.
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The COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force’s next meeting is scheduled for June 25, 2021 at 2 PM ET. The meeting is open to the public and can be viewed live at https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html. No registration is needed.
If you wish to provide a public comment during the meeting please send an email with your name and affiliation by June 25, 2021 to: COVID19HETF@hhs.gov.
Fact Sheet: President Biden to Take Action to Advance Racial Equity and Support Underserved Communities
Explore the long-term impacts of the pandemic on the aviation industry including economics, personnel, technology, and future steps. During the workshop, speakers from the aviation industry and experts in infectious disease spread will discuss their experiences, challenges, and what the future may hold. We’ll also hear from federal agencies and regulators including the FAA and CDC. Register here.