WHAT: Keck Medical Center of USC will receive its first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and will begin to vaccinate health care workers.

Join us for a virtual press conference as Keck Medicine of USC experts discuss how the health system is handling the receipt and distribution of vaccines the week vaccinations are scheduled to begin.

WHEN & WHERE: Tuesday, Dec. 15, Noon - 12:30 p.m. PST. Please click here to join the press conference. The passcode is 154264.

FEATURED EXPERTS:

Neha Nanda, MD, medical director of infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship, Keck Medicine of USC

Krist Azizian, PharmD, MHA, chief pharmacy officer, Keck Medicine of USC

TOPICS COVERED:

  • Process of securing vaccines
  • Logistics of storing and distributing vaccines, including special freezers needed
  • CDC-recommended tiers of who receives the vaccine first
  • Coordinating numerous screenings and inoculations in just a few days
  • How this first wave of vaccinations will impact the larger community
  • Next steps: second doses and vaccinating even more health care workers

No RSVP needed. The moderated panel will be followed by a brief Q&A session.

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Learn more about Keck Medicine of USC vaccine efforts here. For more information about Keck Medicine of USC, please visit news.KeckMedicine.org.

 

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