Where:
Online event
Admission:
$10
Categories:
History, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/events/covid-19-policy-makers-and-policy-advisors
This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program begins at 6:00. Register for how you plan to attend below.
In person, $10 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members or EBT Cardholders.
Virtual, $5 per person fee, no charge for MHS Members or EBT Cardholders.
Policy makers and medical advisors faced unprecedented challenges as they struggled to balance public health and economic impact. As hospitals filled up and downtowns emptied, people looked to experts to chart a course through unknown waters. As the pandemic dragged on, the questions of the economic impact on shuttered businesses and the mental health impact on isolated students and people of all ages became more of a challenge. Join some of the top experts in Massachusetts who have been working to make these difficult policy decisions.