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Thirst for Knowledge: From COVID-19 to Vaccine

When:
May 25, 2021 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
2021-05-25T17:30:00+12:00
2021-05-25T19:00:00+12:00
Where:
Ombrellos Kitchen and Bar
10 Clarendon Street
North Dunedin
Dunedin
Cost:
Free

From December 2019, when an outbreak of a pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus was first recognised in China, to the availability of several effective vaccines less than 1 year later – how did we get here? Dr Ussher from Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Otago will discuss the need for a COVID-19 vaccine, how the vaccines were developed so quickly, the safety and efficacy of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and the challenge posed by emerging viral variants.

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