About the Program: 

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Join the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity on Wednesday, February 24th as we welcome a panel of business, public health, and policy experts to discuss the creation of COVID-19 vaccines and their subsequent distribution. Speakers will examine the roll Big Pharma played in developing the various vaccines and their decision-making to determine how the vaccine is delivered and who will receive it.

[1] https://www.who.int/news/item/27-04-2020-who-timeline—covid-19

[2] https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-key-action-fight-against-covid-19-issuing-emergency-use-authorization-first-covid-19

[3] https://connect.uclahealth.org/2020/12/10/the-fastest-vaccine-in-history/

Speakers:

Kenneth Abbott

Dr. Eric Rubin

Robert Santangelo

Prof. Jonathan Engel

Schedule:

12:30 pm – Program begins

1:45 pm – Program concludes

Registration:

Complimentary pre-registration is required to attend this program. Please register online through Zoom.