COVID-19 Vaccine and Booster: National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call

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 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