Feb
26

COVID-19 Team Update: Watch the All-Staff Meeting

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The COVID-19 Response Team hosted a Virtual All-Staff Meeting on to discuss the science and basics of vaccines, the phased rollout of the vaccine, how the Smithsonian is supporting vaccination efforts, and what you need to know about getting vaccinated. A Q&A session addressed questions from viewers.

Moderated by Alise Fisher, Office of Communications and External Affairs, the meeting’s panelists are:

  • Rich Wright, Response Team Deputy Coordinating Officer, Chair of the Reopening Task Force, and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management (OSHEM)
  • Elliot Gruber, Lead Advisor to the Reopening Task Force and Director of the National Postal Museum
  • Anne McDonough, MD MPH, Response Team Public Health Lead and Associate Director, Occupational Health Services, OSHEM
  • Eileen Hartigan, RN, COVID-19 Response Team and Occupational Health Nurse Manager, Occupational Health Services, OSHEM

Watch the full meeting:

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Posted: 26 February 2021
About the Author:

Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.