Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Fwd: Reminder & Livestream Information | Challenge of our Time: The COVID-19 Vaccine



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From: The Hill Events <rsvps@thehill.com>
Subject: Reminder & Livestream Information | Challenge of our Time: The COVID-19 Vaccine
Date: January 26, 2021 at 7:31:14 PM EST

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Thank you for your RSVP. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow for The Challenge of Our Time: The COVID-19 Vaccine. 

Tune in tomorrow at the link below beginning at 1:15 PM ET. Both sessions will be available using the same link
Watch Live on TheHill.com
The Manufacturing (1:15 PM ET/10:15 AM PT)

There are 7.8 billion people in the world, and leading experts say that the target number for vaccination must reach 70% of those, or roughly 5.5 billion people. The scale is staggering. Are we prepared?
  • Dr. Francis S. Collins, Director, National Institutes of Health
  • Dr. Mikael Dolsten, Chief Scientific Officer & President, Worldwide Research, Development and Medical, Pfizer
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Medical Adviser on COVID-19 to the President & Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
  • Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Chair, Committee on Science, Space and Technology
  • Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization
  • Dr. Leana Wen, Emergency Physician & Visiting Professor, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health

The Distribution (2:35 PM ET/11:35 AM PT)


Global supply chains and efficient distribution networks will determine how effectively a vaccine is able to offer protection. It will also need an unprecedented level of collaboration between the public and private sectors and between the federal and state governments. And then there is also the matter of trust.

  • Dr. Susan BaileyPresident, American Medical Association
  • Dr. John Banovetz, Chief Technology Officer, 3M
  • Sharon Weston BroomeMayor, Baton Rouge, LA
  • Dr. John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer, Boston Children's Hospital; Harvard University Professor
  • Dr. Sree Chaguturu, Chief Medical Officer, CVS
  • Daniel E. Dawes, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute; Executive Director, Health Policy, Morehouse School of Medicine; Co-founder, The Health Equity Leadership and Exchange Network
  • Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director, Center for Vaccine Development, Texas Children's Hospital; Dean, The National School of Tropical Medicine
  • Dr. Margaret MossAssociate Professor in Nursing, University of British Columbia; Member of the Hidatsa/Dakhota Tribe; Director, The First Nations House of Learning  
  • Jay Timmons, President & CEO, National Association of Manufacturers 
  • Wes Wheeler, President, UPS Healthcare
  • Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)Member, Ways & Means Committee; GOP Doctors Caucus
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