01/06/2022

COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call: Today at 3:00PM

Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General this afternoon at 3:00PM for a National Stakeholder Call providing updates on COVID-19, infection control practices, the vaccine and the importance of boosters.  CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure will host the call joined by U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, and subject matter experts from CDC and CMS.

Panelists:

• Lee Fleisher, CMS Chief Medical Officer and Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CMS)
• Jean Moody Williams, Deputy Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CMS)
• Arjun Srinivasan, CDC Associate Director for Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Programs (CDC)
• Lauri Hicks, CDC COVID-19 Response (CDC)
• Janell Routh, Vaccine Task Force Co-Lead, CDC COVID-19 Response (CDC)
• Kara Jacobs-Slifka, Long Term Care Lead, Prevention and Response Branch (CDC)

Target Audience: Long term care providers, facility staff and resident advocates

Registration is required and can be accessed here.