SAN ANTONIO – Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as well as the White House will be participating in a Twitter Town Hall Tuesday to discuss the Zika virus.
Both officials and public health experts will be available throughout the day to take questions about Zika directly from Twitter users. The Town Hall will cover topics including Zika response efforts, prevention and women’s health, vaccines and research, and the Administration’s request for emergency funding for Zika.
To participate in the Twitter Town Hall, follow #AtoZika on Twitter.
Here's the following schedule on Tuesday:
Women’s Health and Zika Prevention:
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Dr. Nancy Lee, Office on Women's Health, Susan Moskosky, Office of Population Affairs (@womenshealth)
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell (@SecBurwell)
Vaccines and Research:
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Dr. Tony Fauci, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (@HHSGov)
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Dr. Anne Schuchat, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (@CDCGov)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Lily Ranon, Office of Minority Health (@MinorityHealth)
Emergency Zika Funding:
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Dr. Tom Frieden, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (@DrFriedenCDC)
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Eric Schultz, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary (@Schultz44)