BlackDoctor.org, AARP LA to host live virtual event on COVID-19 vaccine

On Thursday, June 24 at 5 p.m. BlackDoctor.org and AARP will host a Facebook live event to discuss Get the Facts COVID-19 Vaccine: What Must Change to Get More People Vaccinated? Dr. Eric Griggs, along with other experts from Mississippi and Alabama will join the event.

Dr. Eric Griggs, MD also known as “Doc Griggs” is a New Orleans-based Community Medicine Doctor and Health Educator who has dedicated his professional life to raising health and wellness awareness in the communities across the country.

Since the start of the pandemic, Doc Griggs has become a local, state and national figure in explaining the risks, exposure, care, prevention and treatment against COVID-19. 

This FREE event will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube.

WHO:  Dr. Eric “Doc” Griggs, Access Health Louisiana Community Medicine Director; John B. Caine II, AARP South Region VP; Dr. Jasmin O. Chapman, CEO Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center; Mary McIntyre, M.D., M.P.H., SSB, Chief Medical Officer for Alabama Department of Public Health; Dr. Michael LeNoir, Former President National Medical Association; and Dr. Regina Benjamin, Former U.S. Surgeon General.

WHAT:     Facebook Live Event

WHEN: Thursday, June 23 at 5:00 p.m.   
      
WHERE:   This will be a live virtual event. The event will be live streamed on at Facebook.com/BlackDoctor.org and https://www.youtube.com/blackdoctororg
                 
This event is free and open to the public. For media inquiries, contact LaTonya Scott at lsscott@aarp.org or (225) 252-1192.