REGISTER: “Vaccine Hesitancy: The Politics of Public Health in Tennessee”
Wednesday, Aug. 18 at noon CT
The event is virtual and open to the public.
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) invite you to a virtual panel, “Vaccine Hesitancy: The Politics of Public Health in Tennessee” featuring
• Former U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, MD (TN), former Co-Chair, House GOP Doctors Caucus
• Alex Jahangir, MD (VUMC), Chair of the Metro Nashville Board of Health and the Metro Coronavirus Task Force
• Paul Mango, former Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, key member of Operation Warp Speed
• Moderator: Pam Jeffries Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN)
This event will examine the political and ideological challenges to increasing vaccination rates within Tennessee and the U.S. among populations that have been influenced by misinformation, offering facts and solutions to attuned citizens.