AAFP Town Hall on COVID-19 Vaccines
With news on the COVID-19 pandemic changing seemingly every day, it can be difficult for family physicians to keep track of everything that’s happening – and in the next 10 days, the AAFP and other organizations will be delivering a burst of new information on the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines.
For family physicians, one key meeting will be the AAFP’s special Virtual Town Hall, which will be held Dec. 16 from 6 – 7 p.m. MST to discuss issues related to the approval and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. All members are invited to participate.
The Virtual Town Hall will be hosted by AAFP President Ada Stewart, M.D., of Columbia, S.C.; and Julie Wood, M.D., M.P.H., the Academy’s senior vice president for health of the public, science and interprofessional activities. Two guest speakers are also scheduled to give presentations during the session:
- Jonathan Temte, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean for public health and community engagement at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison, and the Academy’s liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ COVID-19 Vaccine Work Group; and
- Lee Norman, M.D., secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City.
Town Hall Topics
The Virtual Town Hall is expected to cover a number of COVID-19 and vaccine-related topics, including
- an update on the emergency use authorization and ACIP recommendation process,
- an overview of key efficacy and safety data from current phase 3 vaccine trials,
- key takeaways for distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine using one state as an example, and
- the role of family physicians in education and administration of the vaccine.
Additional Details
Members can attend the Virtual Town Hall through a variety of channels, including the Academy’s Facebook and Twitter pages and the AAFP’s YouTube channel. In addition to the above topics, members are encouraged to submit questions to the speakers during the Town Hall.
Members who attend the Virtual Town Hall can earn 1 AAFP Prescribed CME credit.
For those who are unable to attend the Virtual Town Hall on the Dec. 16, the session will be available for members on demand the following day. A question-and-answer document from the Town Hall will be available on Dec. 18.
The AAFP will also continue to provide updates on the approval process and the most recent state distribution plans on its COVID-19 Vaccine page.