Health Affairs Briefing: Vaccines

As Seth Berkely, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, notes in an interview in the forthcoming issue of Health Affairs, “Vaccines do not deliver themselves.” They also don’t finance their own development or distribution, educate the public about their benefits, or eliminate income disparities in access to health services. The complex environment in which vaccines are discovered, produced, and delivered is the theme of the February 2016 issue of the journal. You are invited to join us on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at a forum at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, featuring authors from the new issue. WHEN: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. WHERE: National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC, 13th Floor Register Today! You may follow live Tweets from the briefing @Health_Affairs, and join in the conversation with #HA_Vaccines. Panels will cover: The Value Of Vaccines, Sustainable Financing Of Vaccines, Delivering Vaccines, and Childhood Vaccines In The US. Among the confirmed speakers are: Jon Kim Andrus, Executive Vice President, Sabin Vaccine Institute, on Combining Global Elimination Of Measles And Rubella With Strengthening Of Health Systems In Developing Countries Robin Biellik, Member, European Regional Measles/Rubella Verification Commission, on Slow Progress In Finalizing Measles And Rubella Elimination In The European Region Logan Brenzel, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, on EPIC Studi...
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