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One Year. 2.5 Million Lives. A Global Shift.

A year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, recovery efforts around the world are gaining some traction: Vaccines are rolling out, case rates are trending lower, and cities are gradually reopening. But what roadblocks lie ahead? Can we ever return to our pre-pandemic lives? What does the world look like a year from now and beyond?

UCSF is pleased to invite the public to a series of panel discussions that will look back on the lessons from the first 365 days of COVID-19 and illuminate the road ahead.

March 16: The Mandate for Equity

COVID-19 exposed many vulnerabilities in our society. Economic and racial inequities fueled the virus’ spread, ensuring that no one was safe from its threat.

A panel of public health officials, experts, and advocates, moderated by Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS, co-founder of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, will examine how communities and nations can better address inequities to prevent the next crisis.

  • Naveena Bobba, MD, MPH
    Deputy Director of Public Health, City and County of San Francisco

  • Colleen Chawla
    Director of Alameda County Health Care Services

  • Jon Jacobo
    Health Committee Chair, SF Latino Task Force

  • Carina Marquez, MD
    Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF, and Associate Director of Education in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

  • Kim Rhoads, MD
    Associate Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF

Note: Live interpretation in Spanish and Cantonese will be available for this event. If you would like to request specific language services, please contact Community Relations at community@cgr.ucsf.edu at least one week prior to the panel discussion.

 

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