Underlying Medical Conditions and People at Higher Risk for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

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This COCA Call will be held on Friday, March 27, 2020

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Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we encourage participants to consider viewing on Facebook. To see the call live, please click on COCA’s Facebook Page.

Overview

During this COCA call, presenters will focus on current information about people who are higher risk for COVID-19 complications because of their age or underlying medical conditions, particularly those that are not well-controlled.

Presenters

John T. Brooks, MD
Chief Medical Officer
COVID-19 Response
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Georgina Peacock, MD, MPH, FAAP
COVID-19 Response At Risk Task Force Lead
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Sapna Bamrah Morris MD, MBA, FIDSA CAPT, U.S. Public Health Service
COVID-19 Response Health Systems Worker Safety Task Force, Clinical Team
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Call Materials

Call Slides: None at this time
Call Transcript: None at this time

Call Details

When: Friday, March 27,
2020, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time)

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When: Friday, March 27, 2020 2:00–3:00 PM

Due to the high demand we anticipate for this COCA Call, we encourage participants to consider viewing via Facebook Live.

If you are unable to attend the live COCA Call, the video will be posted a few hours after the live event on the call page; it will be available to view immediately following the live call on COCA’s Facebook page.

Continuing Education will not be offered for this COCA Call.

  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Pharmacists
  • Veterinarians
  • Physician Assistants
  • Health Educators
  • Other Clinicians
  • Contact Information:coca@cdc.gov
  • Support/Funding:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Risk Communication Branch
  • Method of Participation:You may participate in the educational activity by viewing the program information above.
  • Fees: Continuing Education (CE) is free.
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Page last reviewed: January 8, 2020