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Answering Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines

As leaders in our communities, NEA will continue to partner with families, community leaders, and other unions to share relevant and scientifically-sound information on vaccines.
COVID-19 Panel
Published: January 2021

The COVID-19 vaccines offer us hope for a safe return to classrooms and campuses.

The National Education Association recently partnered with The Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, The American Federation of Teachers, & The Service Employees International Union to present the event below featuring a panel of medical and public health experts from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

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About our Moderator:

Dr. David Michaels - Professor at GW University's School of Public Health and former Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) under President Obama

About the Panelists

Dr. Helene Gayle - President and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust and Co-chair of Committee on Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Dr. Peter Marks - Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) at the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Dr. Nancy Messonnier - Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

 

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