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Virtual Program | COVID-19 Update: Variants, Vaccinations, Global Distribution

Virtual Program | COVID-19 Update: Variants, Vaccinations, Global Distribution

October 19 at 12:45 pm PDT /3:45 pm EDT

Despite global pandemic fatigue, SARS-CoV2 is still in circulation around the world as we head into the winter of 2021. How close are we to achieving "community immunity" across continents? What do we need to do to continue making progress? What variants are still causing concern? Will boosters be needed? And are we learning necessary lessons and preparing for the next global pandemic?

Welcome Remarks

Sarah Sandler
Senior Director, Business and Program Development, Milken Institute

Moderator

Esther Krofah
Executive Director, FasterCures and Center for Public Health, Milken Institut

Speakers

Francis Collins
Director, National Institutes of Health

Eric Topol
Founder and Director, Scripps Research Translational Institute

Leana Wen
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University

 

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