Many community-based organizations are working to embrace a “new normal” in order to protect people from COVID-19. That effort requires navigating the constant flow of updates and adopting community-specific approaches to a range of challenges, from vaccines and boosters to masks, testing and treatments. In response, the next event from the CDC Foundation and Vaccine Equity Cooperative (VEC) will create a space to share your latest concerns, learn from each other and answer your most pressing questions. 

Please join us for an interactive Town Hall webinar where national and local experts discuss your top COVID-19 questions and address your biggest concerns during the next phase of the pandemic, including:

• Feeling unprepared to keep communities protected for another surge or new variant 

• Keeping the vaccination momentum going, especially for families and children

• Battling misinformation during quickly changing COVID-19 protocols 

• Confusion over when and where to use a mask

• Managing widespread COVID fatigue in the community

• Unexpected reality of long COVID, and other long-term outcomes of the pandemic

During the 60 minutes, we will try to get through as many of your questions as possible! We invite you to come with additional issues to raise, but encourage you to submit your questions in advance using the box on the registration form.

Speakers

• Melissa Boyette
  Senior Coordinator, Contact Tracing Innovations, CDC COVID-19 Response Team

• François Castonguay, PhD
  Health Analytics and Modeling Fellow, CDC COVID-19 Response Team

• Kevin Chatham-Stephens, MD, MPH, FAAP
  Pediatric Vaccine Planning & Implementation Lead, CDC Vaccine Task Force

• Alex Fajardo
  Executive Director, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center

• Anne M. Hause, PhD, MSPH
  Epidemiologist, Immunization Safety Office, CDC

• Jayne Morgan, MD
  Executive Director, COVID-19 Task Force, Piedmont Healthcare

• Lisa Waddell, MD, MPH (moderator)
  Chief Medical Officer, CDC Foundation