WATCH: ‘Views & Voices — Asking your COVID questions on what comes next’
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Vaccines are being distributed by the thousands.
Restrictions are loosening.
The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab held a live virtual event about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In this Q&A with health professionals and experts, we learned more about what to expect in the next few months — when you might get your shot, what are safer activities — as the COVID-19 pandemic finally begins to slow.
Guests included:
Dr. Flojaune Cofer, epidemiologist and senior director of policy at Public Health Advocates
Dr. Lorena Garcia, associate professor of epidemiology in the UC Davis Department of Public Health Sciences
Khadija Soufi, vaccine clinic director at Shifa Community Clinic
Shante Williams, community center program manager at Mutual Assistance Network
Sacramento Bee Equity Lab reporter Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks moderated the Q&A.
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Dr. Flojaune Cofer is an epidemiologist who serves as the Senior Director of Policy for Public Health Advocates. She manages a team of staff leading health equity initiatives focused on California state policy, boys and men of color, community-based 911 response, transgender health, youth trauma prevention in cities, and student wellness in Boyle Heights.
Dr. Lorena Garcia is an expert on the importance of contact tracing. Dr. Garcia also is a noted researcher in health disparities and social determinants of health, in particular cardiovascular-related health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes, and immigrant health in the Latino community.
Khadija Soufi is the Vaccine Clinic Director at Shifa Community Clinic, a student run free clinic for Sacramento’s underserved populations. She is a medical student at UC Davis and Sacramento resident.
Shante Williams is currently the Firehouse Community Center manager with Mutual Assistance Network, overseeing a COVID-19 test site in Del Paso Heights. Her role in the community center is to make effective change with the families she serves. She currently supports the efforts with the Black Child Legacy Campaign in Sacramento County.
Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, moderator
Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks covers equity issues in the Sacramento region for The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab.
This story was originally published March 17, 2021 at 10:15 AM with the headline "WATCH: ‘Views & Voices — Asking your COVID questions on what comes next’."