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.