She is responsible for the strategic direction of the organization. That organization is the leading national nonprofit advocacy organization representing consumers who receive long-term care and services in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and home and community-based settings. She is the executive director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. Glad to be here.īill Walsh: All right, delighted to have you. Johnson serves on the National Institutes of Health panel on the management of COVID-19. Johnson, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Anschutz Medical Campus Multidisciplinary Center on Aging. Now I'd like to bring in our guests, each of whom have joined us for tele-town hall events before. This event is being recorded, and you can access that recording at /coronavirus 24 hours after we wrap up.
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We'll also be joined by my AARP colleague Jean Setzfand, who will help facilitate your calls today. Clarence Anthony, chief executive officer of the National League of Cities representing America's cities. Also Lori Smetanka, executive director of the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, which is the leading national nonprofit advocacy organization representing consumers receiving long-term care services. If you're joining on Facebook or YouTube, you can post your question in the comments section. For those of you joining us on the phone, if you'd like to ask a question, press *3 on your telephone keypad to be connected with an AARP staff member who will note your name and question and place you in a queue to ask that question live. If you've participated in one of our tele-town halls in the past, you know this is similar to a radio talk show, and you have the opportunity to ask questions live. We'll address these issues and more with our expert panel and take your questions. And, unfortunately, where the need is greatest in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, millions are still unvaccinated. Consumers are frustrated by confusing systems for signing up for a shot, and local governments are struggling to keep up with demand. Yet we continue to see major challenges in distributing the vaccine. As many of you have seen as we close out the first month of the new year, the pandemic is continuing to show signs of worsening. In the face of the global coronavirus pandemic, AARP is providing information and resources to help older adults and those caring for them. AARP, a nonprofit, nonpartisan member organization has been working to promote the health and well-being of older Americans for more than 60 years. Before we begin, if you'd like to hear this telephone town hall in Spanish, press *0 on your telephone keypad now. Tele-Town Hall 012821 – 1 PM Vaccines Distribution & Protecting Yourself -īill Walsh: Hello, I am AARP Vice President Bill Walsh, and I want to welcome you to this important discussion about the coronavirus.