The Socio-Cultural Context of COVID-19 Vaccines All Staff Conference Call
Please join the Office of Race, Equity and Inclusion (OREI) and Human Resources (HR) Division on Wednesday, May 19 at 11:30 a.m. for a Teams LIVE meeting. We will discuss COVID-19 vaccines, and the social and cultural issues that impact attitudes towards vaccines.
Three panelists, noted below, will join OREI and HR for a conversation about:
- The historic and modern-day social, cultural and systemic issues that impact attitudes and beliefs about vaccines
- Information about available COVID-19 vaccines, including safety and side-effect information
- SFMTA staff information on safety and COVID-19 protocols in the workplace
Guest speakers include:
- Rafael Gonzalez, Community Programs Manager for Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Dr. Hyman Scott, Medical Director, Clinical Research, Bridge HIV, San Francisco Department of Public Health
- Dr. Fiona Wilson, Supervising Physician, Department of Human Resources, Workers’ Compensation Division
These speakers will be joined by the event moderators:
*Romika Williams, SFMTA HR Division, Chief of Staff
*Josephine Ayankoya, SFMTA Race, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
You’ll find the link here at the bottom. The meeting will also be accessible through the meeting invite being sent separately, on the banner on the agency’s landing page, or in the agency calendar also found on the Inside SFMTA landing page. We welcome your questions and comments through the Teams chat or feel free to send questions ahead of the meeting to Josephine.Ayankoya@SFMTA.com or InsideSFMTA@SFMTA.com.
If you are unable to access the online, please call (888) 363-4734 and use access code 7014320 for audio attendance.