FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 20, 2019
Media Contact: Lorrie Andrew-Spear – 703-530-2627, Lorrie.Andrew-Spear@vdh.virginia.gov
Flu Vaccine Event with State Health Leaders
WHAT:
Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Daniel Carey will join state health leaders and partners to discuss the importance of annual influenza immunization. Secretary Carey, State Health Commissioner Dr. M. Norman Oliver, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, and other key stakeholders will receive the flu vaccine.
WHO:
Secretary of Health and Human Resources Daniel Carey, MD
State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver, MD
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney
Richmond Ambulance Authority CEO Chip Decker
Representatives of various supporting partner agencies and organizations
WHERE:
Virginia Department of Health
Madison Building, Mezzanine Conference Room
109 Governor Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
WHEN:
Friday, November 22, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.
Note: Photo and Video opportunity as Secretary Carey, Mayor Stoney, State Health Commissioner Oliver, and other State Health Officials receive their influenza vaccinations. Individuals may be available for one-on-one interviews as time permits.
For those unable to attend in person, the flu shot news conference will be streamed live on the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/virginiahha/