With the approval and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines across the United States, hope is on the horizon for protecting millions of older people from the coronavirus. Older adults were carefully included in the clinical trials to develop the vaccines in order to consider the range of health concerns that impact older immune systems. Still, older bodies accept vaccines in unique ways that require special attention. Understanding the science behind COVID-19 vaccines can be a useful tool to educate older adults and those who serve them to separate fact from fiction and, ultimately, to improve vaccine uptake.
This free, one-hour webinar will explore:
Nir Barzilai, MD (AFAR Scientific Director; Professor of Medicine and Genetics, Director of Institute on Aging Research, Principal Investigator of The Nathan Shock Center, The Glenn Center for the Biology of Human Aging at Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
Laura Haynes, PhD (Professor of Immunology at UConn Center on Aging)
Kenneth Schmader, MD (Professor of Medicine, Co-Director, Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Duke University School of Medicine; Director of the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Durham VA Health Care System. He serves on the Working Groups for COVID-19, Herpes Zoster, Influenza, and Adult Immunization Guidelines for the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and is the American Geriatrics Society liaison to the ACIP.)
The conversation will be moderated by Lindsay Goldman, CEO, Grantmakers in Aging. The audience will be invited to ask their questions in a 30-minute Q&A.
This webinar is part of a series on “COVID-19 Vaccination: Overcoming Access and Acceptance Obstacles with Older Adults” organized by Grantmakers In Aging, Generations United, and the American Federation for Aging Research, and sponsored by The John A. Hartford Foundation.
AFAR is pleased to produce this webinar as part of GIA's webinar series, "Overcoming Access and Acceptance Obstacles with Older Adults." Learn more GIA's March 25 webinar, "Respect, Inform, and Trust: Communication Strategies to Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Among Older Adults", here.
