Vaccines and What You Need To Know

Fall is the time when most of us start thinking about getting vaccines for ourselves and if we have children, for them as well. This has all been rather routine and straightforward, until now.  Now, the  Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.,  has thrown us into a healthcare crisis by creating confusion, ignoring the clear science about vaccines, and firing the xxpert vaccine committee and the head of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

On October 6, join CWTA for a discussion with public health experts about what we can and should do to keep the public and ourselves safe from vaccine preventable disease. We’ll discuss what is going on with vaccines both nationally and in Illinois. What are the implications of States forming their own expert committees on vaccines?  What vaccines will be available? Who will have access to vaccines and who will pay for them? These are  just some of the questions that will be addressed. 

Kathy Waligora is Deputy Director of External Affairs for EverThrive IL, an advocacy and policy group for health care in Illinois focusing on women and children. Kathy was instrumental in implementing the ACA(Affordable Care Act) in Illinois, providing policy, education, organizing, and navigation to insure that the ACA benefits were available and utilized by all who were eligible. As a founder and leader of Protect Our Care IL, Kathy is also helping organizations and individuals understand the harmful changes proposed in Medicaid, Vaccines, and other healthcare benefits.  

Kathy is deeply passionate about her work and brings her skills in relationship building, strategic leadership, and policy and advocacy into all that she does.