The documentary follows filmmaker Sasha Achilli to Italy to film inside Cremona Hospital as doctors and nurses battle the outbreak during the height of the crisis. There will be a virtual discussion between the filmmaker and two leading medical voices from Harvard University, Dr. Michelle Williams – The Dean of Harvard’s School of Public Health and Christine Mitchell – The Executive Director of Harvard’s Medical School Center for Bioethics. 

The program will feature clips from the film, which offer an intimate look at critical COVID-19 patients and the physicians dedicated to serving them, a conversation about medical ethics during the coronavirus pandemic, and a discussion of the new public health considerations facing American communities.

Dr. Larry Corey and Dr. John Mascola join Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center President and Director Dr. Tom Lynch to discuss the challenges and opportunities in accelerating development and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for our integrated world in this webinar.

Scientists around the world are racing to develop novel approaches to treat and prevent COVID-19. SciLine’s next media briefing will cover the status of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development and clinical trials as well as research on uses of antibodies and convalescent plasma for treatment and protection. This on-the-record briefing will be accessible via Zoom, so you can attend and ask questions from wherever you are.

The American Lung Association is hosting this COVID-19 Town Hall Series on understanding COVID-19 testing.

This webinar will discuss the road to immunity during COVID-19, including the basics of vaccine development, how developing a vaccine for COVID-19 differs from “traditional” vaccine development, and what actions can be taken now and in the coming months to ensure that our supply chain is ready to manufacture millions of doses of a vaccine.

Existing data shows that people in these communities are more likely to contract COVID-19 and are at higher risk of being hospitalized or dying from the disease.

How can the antimicrobial resistance community leverage lessons learned from COVID-19 to highlight the importance of having effective antibiotic treatments available in the future? Join Ed Silverman, Pharmalot columnist, senior writer, Stat News, Maryn McKenna, journalist, author of Big Chicken, senior fellow, Emory University, columnist, WIRED, Manos Perros, president and chief executive officer, Entasis Therapeutic, Ted Schroeder, chief executive officer, Nabriva Therapeutics, and Evan Loh, chief executive officer, Paratek Pharmaceuticals, who will discuss the current scientific understanding of COVID-19’s impact on resistance, antibiotic marketplace and status of U.S. legislation, preparedness and implications for future outbreaks and U.S.-based manufacturing and supply chain for antibiotics.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will host this briefing on health system change post COVID-19. The current COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a plain truth: The US health system can no longer afford to operate in silos. Instead, this once-in-a-lifetime public health crisis demands a remarkable level of cooperation across sectors and disciplines. Now more than ever, public health and business need to forge ahead together to clear the runway for our economy and society to thrive.

Following Dr. Fauci’s appearance, the Sacramento Press Club will host a panel including Sen. Richard Pan, who has been at the forefront of state health care legislation; Dr. Sara H. Cody, Santa Clara County’s public health director, who was one of the first officials in the country to take action to contain the spread of the virus; and Dr. Sarah Medeiros, an emergency medicine physician at UC Davis Health and co-host of the podcast EM Pulse.

SciLine’s next media briefing will cover some of the emotional and physical stressors especially impacting members of the LGBTQ community, including structural disparities such as repeated policy and civil rights changes, and the intersectional experience of the Black LGBTQ population.

COVID-19 has dealt a crippling blow to global public health and devasted the world economy. The pandemic also has vast implications for global security, technology and international relations.

The National Press Foundation will offer a free online training program for 25 journalists to help them track how federal pandemic assistance funds are being used. The training will be held for two hours per day from July 13-17 (10 hours total).  Application Deadline: Monday, June 29