Panel: Making the Case: The COVID-19 Vaccine

Panel: Making the Case: The COVID-19 Vaccine

March 2, 2021
4:00 pm-5:30 pm

Registration is required to obtain a link to the event.

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Dear CNS Staff, Postdocs, and Faculty,

After a year of lockdowns and a raging global pandemic, people around the world are finally receiving the COVID-19 vaccines. These vaccines are critical to the health and well-being of millions of people in Massachusetts and billions around the world, but they must be taken in large numbers if they are to have a positive effect.

Unfortunately, misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines’ purpose and safety is causing fear in some communities, threatening public health efforts and statewide vaccination programs. Scientists, healthcare specialists, and public health experts are in agreement that the COVID-19 vaccines were developed using sound scientific research years in the making, and that widespread use of the vaccines is key to eliminating the threat of this illness.

Join faculty and alumni from the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Nursing, and the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, as well as leadership from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, for a live Zoom panel about the science behind the development of the COVID-19 vaccines, and why public participation in vaccination programs is so important.
 
In this moderated online discussion, panelists will:

Panelists:

 
https://www.umass.edu/events/panel-making-case-covid-19