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September 23-24, 2020 Meeting (Virtual)

September 23, 2020 - September 24, 2020

Agenda

September 23, 2020

TimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)
12:00 – 12:05 p.m.Call to Order and Rules of EngagementAnn Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official
12:05 – 12:20 p.m.Opening RemarksADM Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health
12:20 – 12:30 p.m.Chair's WelcomeDr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
12:30 – 1:45 p.m.Serving Up Equity: Health-In-All Approaches for COVID-19 Vaccination

Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Rebecca Weintraub, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Dominic Mack, Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. Oliver Brooks, National Medical Association

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.Allocation and Prioritization: Considerations and Recommendations for the Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Sarah Oliver, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.Break 
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.Perspectives from the Field: Operation Warp SpeedDr. Moncef Slaoui, HHS
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.Vaccine Confidence Subcommittee Update, Discussion, and VoteDr. John Dunn, Vaccine Confidence Subcomittee Co-chair
3:15 – 4:00 p.m.The Infodemic, COVID-19 Immunization, and the Public's Health

Dr. Monica Schoch-Spana, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Dr. Julia Wu, Harvard University

Dr. Claire Wardle, First Draft

4:00 – 5:15 p.m.Immunization Information Systems to Support the COVID-19 Response

Holly Groom, Kaiser Permanente Northwest

Rebecca Coyle, American Immunization Registry Association

Amy Pisani, Vaccinate Your Family

Dr. Sean O'Leary, University of Colorado

5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.COVID-19 Charge DiscussionDr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Public Comment 
6:00 p.m.Adjourn 

 

Thursday, September 24

TimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)
12:00 – 12:10 p.m.Call to Order and Chair's Welcome

Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC

Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair

12:10 – 1:15 p.m.Progress in Using Vaccines to Prevent Superbugs

Dr. Amanda Cash, HHS

Dr. Dennis Dixon, National Institutes of Health

Dr. Greg Frank, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Dr. Tony Fiore, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Tamara Pilishvili, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Amber Smith, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.Now More Than Ever: Flu Vaccination During COVID-19

Dr. Ram Koppaka, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Justin Mills, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Dr. L.J. Tan, Immunization Action Coalition

Lawrence Gostin, Georgetown University

Dr. Laura Lee Hall, Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity

Dr. Jules van Binsbergen, University of Pennsylvania

2:30 – 3:15 p.m.Overdue Immunization: Getting Back on Track 

Dr. Melinda Wharton, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. David Kim, HHS  

Dr. Mitch Rothholz, American Pharmacists Association

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.Break 
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.Evidence and Equity: What Works to Decrease Disparities in Immunization

Dr. Akhenaten Benjamin Siankam Tankwanchi, University of Washington

Dr. Randall Williams, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Dr. Melissa Martinez, University of New Mexico and NVAC Member

Sheri Winsper, National Quality Forum

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.Federal Agency and Liaison Representative Updates 
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.COVID-19 Charge and DiscussionDr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
5:30 – 5:45 p.m.Public Comment 
5:45 p.m.Adjourn 
This meeting was held virtually.

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