The nation’s first cases of the pandemic coronavirus were first reported in January 2020. Cases quickly spread to Michigan. Now, new vaccines shipments are on their way across the country, and Michigan is seeing its first doses. Vaccines are known to help prevent the spread of disease and death, and IPPSR’s first Public Policy Forum of 2020 will focus on Vaccine Distribution: Path to Pandemic Protection. Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is inviting health authorities and infectious disease specialists to update state and local efforts to roll out vaccines to the state’s 10 million people. They’ll discuss guidelines, best practices and the current status of vaccine availability.
Panelist Biographical Information
Read more biographical information (.pdf)
- Linda S. Vail, MPA, Health Officer, Ingham County Health Department
- Ruthanne Sudderth, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Communications, Michigan Health & Hospital Association
- Debra Furr-Holden, Ph.D., C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health, Associate Dean for Public Health Integration and Director of the Flint Center for Health Equity Solutions, Co-Director, Healthy Flint Research Coordinating Center, Michigan State University
Video
Watch the January 27th, 2021 forum on YouTube
Presentations
See Furr-Holden's Presentation (.pdf)
See Sudderth's Presentation (.pdf)