Pandemic Update with Dr. William A. Haseltine

About The Event

Covid-19 is unfortunately still very much with us. It is ravaging parts of this country,particularly in places with relatively low vaccination rates. However, we’re also seeing more breakthrough cases that many of us imagined. As our future with Covid-19 remains uncertain, we thought it’d be a good time to bring back Dr. William A. Haseltine to provide a briefing - where we are and where we’re going. Moderated by Honorary Advisory Board Member, Susan Del Percio.

Thursday, September 9th, 2021

4:00pm-5:00pm EST

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Dr. William A. Haseltine is a scientist, businessman, author and philanthropist. His contributions to HIV/AIDS and genome research established Haseltines repute as a scientist. After his time as a professor at Harvard Medical School, he founded Human Genome Sciences and served as chairman and CEO. In 2001 he was listed as one of the 25 most influential business people and in 2015 was listed as one of the 100 most influential leaders in biotechnology. He has authored many books, the most recent being A Family’s Guide to Covid and Covid Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CV-PTSD): What It Is and What To Do About It

Haseltine has been a scientific voice throughout the pandemic. He is adamant about his opposition the herd immunity strategy and has advocated for other solutions to minimize the COVID death rates. 

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Susan Del Percio is a nationally recognized crisis communication expert and public affairs strategist. She is a political analyst for MSNBC, columnist for OZY media, and a consultant for the award-winning HBO show, The Newsroom.

Del Percio has served as a media spokeswoman on many campaigns, both political and corporate. With nearly 30 years of experience in the political, government, nonprofit, and private sectors, she is a trusted advisor who helps leaders develop, execute, and win purposeful campaigns. Her unique insights on government procedure, regulatory environments and public policy are highly sought after, but her passion for problem solving sets her apart.

Del Percio attended The Common Good Forum & American Spirit Awards on May 21st, 2018, and spoke on the panel “Political Landscape: Future of Elections, Campaigns, & Parties” alongside John Della Volpe, former Congressman David Jolly, and Bill Schneider, with moderator John Harwood. She returned to participate in the Post Vice Presidential Debate Panel on October 8, 2020 and was joined by nationally known strategists from both sides of the aisle: Tara Setmayer, Hilary Rosen, and Stan Greenberg to have an incredible conversation following the debate.

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“The Medical Response to the Coronavirus" with Dr. William Haseltine

On April 6, 2020, The Common Good hosted a special conference call with global health pioneer Dr. William Haseltine.

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About Dr. William Haseltine:

Global health pioneer Dr. William Haseltine has been at the vanguard of discoveries in molecular biology and infectious disease for more than three decades. As a professor at Harvard Medical School, Haseltine was part of a team at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that discovered the genomic sequence of HIV and helped develop tools that led to the successful treatment of the disease.

Dr. Haseltine, who recently returned from Wuhan, China where he chaired the 9th US-China Health Summit, has been vocal about our need for stricter measures for quarantining to curb the coronavirus outbreak. He joined us for a informative conference call briefing on the current medical response to the coronavirus crisis.