Was Live Friday, Sep 27, 2024 | 11am PST
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Guest Speakers
- Dr. Benjamin Neuman, Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
- Dr. Peter Chin Hong, infectious diseases specialist, University of California, San Francisco
- Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras, co-founder and CEO of Salud con Tech and the Latino Health Innovation Alliance
Event Overview
A new hybrid Covid variant, XEC, has emerged in 25 states in the US, and experts predict it will cause a surge of Covid-19 cases this fall. Updated mRNA vaccines — Pfizer and Moderna — are now available, along with the reformulated Novavax. But are the new vaccines able to detect and protect against XEC?
Speakers this week will discuss the new variant, the updated vaccines, vaccination hesitancy and weariness, and explain low vaccination rates in Latino and Black communities. They will also debunk misinformation emerging from Florida about the inefficacy of the mRNA vaccines for older adults.
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