April 1, 2021
Session Overview
We will address the rapidly evolving science regarding vaccines, the impact of viral variants, and what is important on the road to victory over the pandemic.
VACCINES:
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- What are vaccines and how do they work?
- What is the “adaptive Immune system” – B cells and T cells?
- What is vaccine hesitancy about?
- Are our vaccines really safe?
- What do I need to know about side effects?
- What are the differences between the vaccines?
- What about kids – are vaccines safe and effective?
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VARIANTS:
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- What are variants and why are they important?
- Why can they be more contagious and more lethal?
- Why is the B117 U.K. variant important to us?
- What about the South African and Brazilian variants?
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VICTORY:
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- Our Survive & Thrive Guides™  What’s New?
- What will be the New Normal?
- What do we do on the “recovery bridge to victory?”
- What is the “Take a Shot and Play it Safe” Campaign?
- What is a Good AND SAFEÂ Samaritan?
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Our expert team of physicians, nurses, and infection preventionists will help you develop your road to victory over the virus to a safer new normal. A panel of youth, college students, and young adults will compliment our clinical experts.
Go to https://www.medtacglobal.org/coronavirus-response/ for short videos covering the critical topics. Join as we focus on family Readiness, Response, Rescue, Recovery, and Resilience.
We offer these online webinars at no cost to our participants.
Webinar Video, and Downloads
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Date, Time, Dial-in Information, & Objectives
April 1, 2021
- 01:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time
- 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Â Central Time
- 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM Â Mountain Time
- 10:00 AM to 1:30 AM Â Pacific Time
Dial-in Info: Audio will be provided through your computer (VoIP) at no cost to you. If VoIP is not an option on your computer, or if you choose to join by phone only, you can use either of the following numbers to dial-in: 1-669-900-6833Â ORÂ 1-646-876-9923Â Webinar ID: 834 1965 5498. Â If you use this dial-in number, you will be charged by your local phone company or long-distance provider for the call.
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness:Â Participants become aware of the best practices and science related to vaccines, variants, and safe behaviors as the nation reopens.
- Accountability:Â Participants will learn who may be accountable for actions that can be taken to help family members, friends, and housemates related to vaccines and reopening processes.
- Ability:Â Participants will learn about the concepts, tools, and resources that can enable them support their family and friends before and after they are vaccinated.
- Action:Â Participants will learn about the line-of-sight actions that will help them support those who will be vaccinated and safe practices on the path to the new normal.
To request a Participation Document, please  click here.
The CAREUniversity Team of TMIT Global, approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15996, will be issuing 1.5 contact hours for this webinar. TMIT Global is only providing nursing credit at this time.
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