Public invited to virtual screening of documentary about vaccines

Two Los Alamos scientists featured in PBS documentary about the history and importance of vaccines in modern society

September 30, 2021

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Clockwise from top left: Pat Fitch, Bette Korber, Sara Pasqualoni, and Sara Del Valle will answer questions about the science of vaccines after a screening of the documentary, Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus, which features both Del Valle and Korber. The screening is open to the public.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Los Alamos, N.M., Sept. 30, 2021—The public is invited to attend a virtual screening and panel Q&A of a recently released PBS documentary about the history and importance of vaccines in modern society. The event will be held Monday, Oct. 4, 6 – 8 p.m. MDT. Two Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, Sara Del Valle and Bette Korber, are interviewed in the documentary.

The first hour will feature a screening of the documentary, Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus, followed by an hourlong Q&A with four panelists:

  • Pat Fitch, Ph.D., Associate Laboratory Director for Chemical, Earth, and Life Sciences and head of the Laboratory’s Special Office for COVID-19
  • Sara Del Valle, Ph.D., Computational Epidemiologist
  • Bette Korber, Ph.D., Theoretical Biologist
  • Sara Pasqualoni, M.D., MPH, Medical Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory

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