DESCRIPTION

This webinar, recorded on April 15, 2021, discusses the massive effort and success story of the CDC in immunizing nursing home and long-term care facility residents against COVID-19 following vaccine approval in the United States. It was co-sponsored by the HCSRN-OAICs AGING Initiative, American Geriatrics Society (AGS), and the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN).

Speakers:

• Keynote Speaker: Ruth Link-Gelles, PhD, MPH
• Moderator: Kenneth Schmader, MD
• Speakers:
  • Leah R. Hanson, PhD
  • Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS