Even before the emergence of the omicron variant, it was clear that Covid-19 is here to stay. Unfortunately, if you log on to Twitter, it seems like we are having the same fights from May 2020. If Covid-19 isn’t going anywhere: policymakers need sustainable policies that help us combat the pathogen and coexist with it. So how do we balance the tradeoffs between combating the spread of Covid-19 and letting normal life resume? How do businesses, employers, families, and individuals respond to a deluge of changing public health guidance and a minefield of conflicting information?
WHEN: Tuesday, January 25th at 1pm ET
PANELISTS:
Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA), U.S. House of Representatives
Leana S. Wen, MD, MSc, Research Professor of Health Policy and Management at George Washington University
Rekha Lakshmanan, Director of Advocacy and Policy, The Immunization Partnership; Contributing Expert, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
Emily Gee, Vice President and Coordinator for Health Policy at the Center for American Progress