How Safe Are We This Summer?

Was Live Fri, May 24, 2024 | 11am PST

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Guest Speakers

• Dr. Maurice Pitesky, associate professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, with a research focus on highly pathogenic avian influenza disease modeling
• Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, Professor of Medicine and director of the immunocompromised host infectious diseases program, UCSF
• Dr. Benjamin Neuman, Professor of Biology and Chief Virologist of the Global Health Research Complex · Texas A&M University

Event Overview

How significant is the threat of avian flu, also known as bird flu? Is it largely limited to poultry and cattle? And what risk does it pose to the millions of immigrant workers employed in those industries?

A new Covid variant – known as FLiRT – is also emerging, even as millions of Americans declare they are done with Covid vaccine updates. Experts predict a summer surge of Covid, as the more contagious variant takes hold. Panelists this week will discuss both highly transmissible diseases.

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