Location:
Webinar via Teams Live Event
Cost
Free - registrations are essential. Please register on the booking link below.
Contact for enquiries
Rata Joseph, +61 (2) 9385 0900 or recpt@kirby.unsw.edu.au
Booking
https://sarscov2-vaccines-variants.eventbrite.com.au/
Webinar link: https://bit.ly/KISS-210518
Kirby Institute Seminar Series presents
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Professor Raina MacIntyre Raina MacIntyre leads a research program in control and prevention of infectious diseases, spanning vaccinology, pandemics and emerging infections, and personal protective equipment. She has done the largest body of clinical research on masks and respirators internationally. Her area of vaccine expertise is vaccination of older adults and immunosuppressed people. She has conducted several randomised controlled clinical trials of vaccines and has over 400 peer reviewed publications. She has received many awards including the Sir Henry Wellcome Medal and Prize from the Association of Military Surgeons of the US, the Public Health Association of Australia’s National Immunisation Award, and the Frank Fenner Award for Research in Infectious Diseases. |
Abstract
In 2021, a range of COVID-19 vaccines are available and being rolled out at different rates in various countries. Some countries are seeing severe second and third waves despite starting vaccination programs. Several variants of concern have emerged since September 2020; some with increased transmissibility and severity, others with vaccine-escape. This presentation will look at the current evidence and future predictions of the pandemic, and whether vaccines offer an exit strategy.
Opinions expressed in the Kirby Institute Seminar Series are solely those of the speaker and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Kirby Institute or UNSW.