Virtual Celebration of 30 Years of Vaccine for Children (VFC) Program (AIM)
On October 1, 1994, the first vaccinations were delivered by the VFC Program. Please join AIM and key partners on October 1, 2024, at 2 pm ET to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the launch of this extraordinary program. We will hear from leaders and partners who together support the program credited with saving over 1.1 million lives, preventing 508 million illnesses, and saving more than $2.7 trillion. Join us as we celebrate a program all Americans and can be proud of.
Our extraordinary panel of speakers include:
- Claire Hannan, Executive Director, Association of Immunization Managers (AIM)
- Sarah Despres, Counselor to the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Dr. Georgina Peacock, Immunization Services Director, CDC
- Amy Pisani, Chief Executive Officer, Vaccinate Your Family
- Dr. Walt Orenstein, former National Immunization Program Director, CDC
- Dr. Joe Kanter, Chief Executive Officer, Association of State & Territorial Health Officials
- Dr. Michael Kilkenny, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and Health Officer, Cabell-Huntington Health Department
- Dr. Benjamin Hoffman, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
- Tom McCleaf, Immunization Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Chair, AIM
If you have any questions, please contact Brent Ewig.