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This virtual event convened leading scientific and medical experts to discuss the most pressing questions around the new Omicron variant, including what we know so far about its ability to evade COVID-19 vaccines, the role of boosters in eliciting heightened immunity, and the science behind variants and vaccines. * Dr. Céline Gounder, MD, ScM, is an infectious disease specialist and epidemiologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital. She is also the host and producer of American Diagnosis, a podcast on health and social justice, and Epidemic, a podcast about infectious disease epidemics and pandemics. She served on the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board. * Dr. Theodora Hatziioannou, Ph.D., is a Research Associate Professor in the Laboratory of Retrovirology at The Rockefeller University. Her research includes characterization of neutralizing antibody responses in convalescent and vaccinated individuals and evasion of this immunity by SARS-CoV-2. * Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu, M
