Dr. Anuj Mehta COVID-19 Update: Vaccines, Variants, Hesitancy, and Masks

 

To: Residential care facilities (Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care Facilities)   From: HFEMS Residential Care Strike Team    There is a webinar in support of the Biden Administration’s goal to have 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated by July 4.    COVID-19 Update: Vaccines, Variants, Hesitancy, and Masks will be held Wednesday, June 23, 2021 at 1:00 PM MT.   The webinar, hosted by Telligen, features guest speaker, Dr. Anuj Mehta. Dr. Mehta is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Denver Health and Hospital Authority and one of CDPHE’s Champions of Vaccine Equity. He will provide a COVID-19 update covering vaccines, variants, hesitancy, and mask use.    Dr. Mehta will provide answers to the following questions: Vaccines: Where are we 6 months later? Variants: How worried should we be? Hesitancy: What is driving it and how can we address it?  Masks: Could I be more confused?    Dr. Mehta holds adjunct appointments at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado. He served as the Chair of the Colorado Governor’s Expert Emergency Epidemic Response Committee (GEEERC) Medical Advisory Group on COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation. Registration is required to attend this event.