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CV - COVID-19 Vaccine: The Journey to Immunity

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The Community Health Roundtable series discusses the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and priority populations. 

COVID-19 Vaccine: The Journey to Immunity

  The panel features:

  • Dr. Vidya Sundareshan, interim chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the SIU School of Medicine
  • Dr. Wesley Robinson-McNeese, SIU Systems executive director for diversity initiatives
  • Brian Churchill, EMS coordinator and emergency management facilitator at HSHS St. John’s Hospital
  • Heidi Clark, chief of the division of infectious diseases at the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Moderator:

  • Molly Lamb, executive director of the UIS Center of State Policy and Leadership.

Presented by:

  • Community Health Roundtable
  • UIS Innovation Hub
  • UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership

More details:

  • dph.illinois.gov
Randy Eccles enjoys talking with community members and joining them in becoming informed citizenry. Please reach out at randy.eccles@nprillinois.org.
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