HHS Teams Up With U.S. Olympic Committee to Hold H1N1 Vaccination Clinics and Press Conferences
Jan 04, 2010
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As America gears up for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the U.S. Surgeon General and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leaders will team up with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to hold H1N1 vaccination events at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships in Anchorage, Alaska on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. U.S. Olympic and Paralympic officials, Olympic-level athletes, staff, and coaches will get the H1N1 vaccine and join leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in encouraging Americans to do the same.
| Colorado Springs, CO: H1N1 Vaccination Event at Olympic Training Center | ||
| WHO: | Regina Benjamin, M.D., United States Surgeon General | |
| Anne Schuchat, M.D. (RADM, USPHS), Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (USPHS), Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | ||
| Norman Bellingham, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Olympic Committee, Olympic Gold Medalist | ||
| WHAT: | Press conference and vaccination clinic for U.S. Olympic Committee staff | |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | |
| 9 a.m. MST | ||
| WHERE: | Olympic Training Center, 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5760, West Wing Building | |
| Anchorage, AK: H1N1 Vaccination Event at 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships | ||
| WHO: | Jay Butler, M.D., FAAP, FACP, Director, H1N1 Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | |
| Rachel Steer, 2002 and 2006 Olympic biathlete, Co-Chief of Media for ConocoPhillips 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships | ||
| Kikkan Randall, 2002, 2006, and 2010 Olympic Nordic skier | ||
| WHAT: | Press conference and vaccination clinic for U.S. Olympic-level athletes, coaches and staff at the 2010 U.S. Cross Country Championships | |
| WHERE: | Kincaid Outdoor Center, 9401 W. Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK | |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | |
| 11 a.m. AKST/3 p.m. EST | ||
