MEDIA ADVISORY: TOMORROW: Sanders to Lead HELP Committee Roundtable Discussion on Vaccines and Public Health

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP), on Wednesday will lead a roundtable discussion with leading medical professionals on the importance of vaccines in America and their impact on public health.

Details
What: Senate HELP Committee roundtable discussion regarding the importance of vaccines for protecting public health
When: 12:00 p.m., ET, Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Where: The discussion will also be livestreamed on Sanders’ social media.
Panelists:

1. Dr. Paul Offit, Director of the Vaccine Education Center and professor of pediatrics in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2. Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean, Public Health Practice and Community Engagement at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
3. Dr. Gregg Gonsalves, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health
4. Catherine Kennedy, President, California Nurses Association; Vice President, National Nurses United; Staff Nurse, Kaiser Permanente Roseville, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
5. Senate HELP Democratic Committee members