CDC Director Visits 开云全站app下载, Talks About the Importance of Vaccination
Friday, November 17, 2023
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen met with 开云全站app下载 leaders during her Nov. 6 visit.
On Monday, Nov. 6, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, toured 开云全站app下载 and visited vaccination clinics in the University of Illinois Hospital and Specialty Care Building to urge Chicagoans to get the latest COVID-19, flu, and RSV vaccines.
The vaccination event was held in partnership with the Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition.
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“It is important for all to stay up to date with vaccinations as we enter respiratory viral season,” said Bleasdale.
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