FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- August 25, 2021
Media Contact: Rachel Becker, Policy and Communications Advisor for the Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Office of Governor Ralph Northam, rachel.becker@governor.virginia.gov
Governor Northam to Celebrate National Immunization Awareness Month in Richmond, Virginia
On Thursday, August 26, Governor of Virginia Ralph Northam will join Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU to celebrate the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Immunization Awareness Month.
The event will also be live streamed through VPM, access to this will be available via the Governor’s Public Schedule.
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU is a nationally ranked, full-service children’s hospital. From casts to cancer – from simple to complex – CHoR is dedicated to giving kids the best shot at a healthy future.
WHAT: Governor Ralph Northam to Celebrate National Immunization Awareness Month in Richmond, Virginia
WHO: Governor Ralph Northam
- ImmunizeVA Coalition
- State Vaccination Coordinator Dr. Danny Avula
- Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Daniel Carey
- CHoR pediatrician, Dr. Tiffany Kimbrough
- Na-Keisha White, Coordinator of Health Services for Richmond Public Schools
WHERE: Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s Children’s Pavilion – outdoor Sky Terrace; 1000 East Broad Street, Richmond
*Parking is available in the Children’s Pavilion – enter building deck on 10th Street. Take the elevator to Level 1, Sky Lobby.
Masks required.
WHEN: Thursday, August 26 at 1:30 p.m.
CONTACT: Press interested in attending must RSVP to Rachel.Becker@governor.virginia.gov.