Vineyard Haven Public Library
Virtual: Behind The Headlines -- The History of Measles & Measles Vaccination
Online

Monday, Jun. 9, 7:00 PM
Join Professor Elena Conis, author of Vaccine Nation: America's Changing Relationship with Immunization and Acting Dean of UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism, for a discussion about the history of measles and the development of its vaccine. She’ll be joined by Hillary Johnson, MHS, Senior Epidemiology Advisor to Local Health for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, who’ll discuss what measles is and public health preparedness around it. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Louis Fazen, III, MPH, pediatrician and founder of the Global Health Committee at the Massachusetts Medical Society, former faculty member at UMass Chan Medical School, and Sturbridge Board of Health member. Click here to register.
 
Sponsored by the Public Health Museum, with support from the Tewksbury Public Library and the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
 
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