Leading Public Health Officials to Present New Data and National Survey Findings
WHAT:
Amid a surge of COVID-19 cases, the availability of updated COVID-19 and influenza (flu) vaccines, and new guidance on respiratory syncytial disease (RSV) vaccination, leading national public health experts will present final 2023-2024 US respiratory disease season data and results from a new national survey of US adults on vaccination behaviors and attitudes around flu, RSV, COVID-19, and pneumococcal disease. Experts will also discuss the impact of these findings and how the public can best protect themselves this fall and winter.
Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will receive a flu vaccine during the news conference, and other panelists and advocates will also be vaccinated against flu at the onsite clinic following the news conference. A limited number of flu vaccines will be available for media attendees who register in advance.
WHO:
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and CDC. Expert panelists include:
- Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, CDC Director
- Demetre C. Daskalakis, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, CDC
- Robert (Bob) H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, NFID Medical Director (Moderator)
- Flor M. Muñoz, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine; NFID Director
- Reed V. Tuckson, MD, Managing Director, Tuckson Health Connections, LLC and Co-Convener of the Coalition For Trust In Health & Science
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Conferencia de prensa: 9:00-10:00 AM, hora del este
Flu Vaccine Clinic: 10:00-11:00 AM ET
WHERE:
Virtual
In-Person: National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Holeman Lounge (13th Floor), Washington, DC 20045
Further instructions for in-person attendance will be provided following registration.
For more information, visit www.nfid.org/2024flunews.
Contact: IECommsNFID@inizioevoke.com
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