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Media Advisory: °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Leader Joins White House Panel, Including Fauci, on College Vaccine Challenge

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June 11, 11 a.m. PDT — A top administrator from the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ, Davis, will be part of a White House panel with Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and chief medical advisor to the president, on the topic of the . President Joseph R. Biden announced the challenge June 2 as part of a National Month of Action to achieve a 70 percent vaccination rate (at least one shot) by the Fourth of July.

°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ was among more than 200 colleges and universities that had signed on to the challenge by the time it launched. In fact, °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ had already met the goals of the challenge by that time: Engage every student, and every faculty and staff member; organize the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ community; and deliver vaccine access for all.

Kelly Ratliff, vice chancellor of Finance, Operations and Administration, a lead official in °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ’ pandemic response, will address the university’s efforts toward vaccination of students, staff and faculty, and the community as well. Read more about how °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ has met the challenge.

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  • Dave Jones, News and Media Relations, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu

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