Newsmakers

The Permanente pediatrician, a member of an FDA vaccine advisory panel, commented on how the recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine can aide in ending the pandemic.

Roberta Doucet, MD, an anesthesiologist with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, joined a panel of community experts to discuss safety protocols and COVID-19 pandemic trends at “URU The Right to Be” town hall.

Permanente infectious disease leader Stephen Parodi, MD, underscores the importance of the recently authorized 1-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine in preventing hospitalizations and deaths.

Kaiser Permanente national infectious disease leader stresses that sufficient COVID-19 vaccine supply and effective distribution are essential for getting in front of virus variants.

Permanente physicians joined medical professionals across the country to celebrate American Heart Month and raise awareness for heart disease.

The president and executive medical director of Washington Permanente Medical Group stressed distribution simulations and constant communications as key factors to efficient vaccine rollout.

A family physician with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Dr. McDonald co-founded the grassroots campaign to spread awareness while encouraging others to get vaccinated.

The Northwest Permanente president and CEO was quoted on Bloomberg Law about the challenges of determining vaccine eligibility for essential workers.

The Permanente Federation’s chief quality officer tells Healthline that young, healthy individuals must exercise good judgement to protect more-vulnerable populations as COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out.

Kaiser Permanente’s national infectious disease leader says vaccine distribution will be key to battling new COVID-19 variants.