This year the VaC is marking with a series of online talks -the theme of the week this year is 'vaccines brings us closer''.
The VaC programme aims to highlight research work at LSHTM and within our networks on vaccines.
Day 1 of World Immunization Week on Monday 26th of April we start with an event looking new developments for vaccines against diarrhoeal illnesses which continue to kill over half a million young children each year especially in the developing world.
Day 2 on Tuesday the 27th of April our event focuses on the current debate around vaccine passports in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our expert speakers will focus on the ethical , logistical and and technical issues around vaccine passports.
Day 3 Wednesday the 28th of April our webinar focuses on maternal vaccination, specifically on vaccines that are currently undergoing clinical trials and are aiming to protect newborn babies from RSV and Group B streptococcus.
Day 4 Thursday the 29th of April the webinar will look at the cutting edge use of controlled human infection models to accelerate the development of the next generation vaccines against bacterial and viral respiratory pathogens, such as pertussis and SarS-CoV-2
On the final day of the programme on Friday the 30th of April will be the Vaccine Centre Annual Lecture. Dr Rino Rappuoli from GSK will be delivering the address 鈥淰accines and monoclonals to regain our freedom鈥 looking at the development of vaccines against COVID-19 over the last year
Download the full programme.
Did you miss the live events? Please see recordings of the sessions here:
Day 1 Dr Ed Parker, LSHTM & Professor Calman McLennan Oxford/BactiVaC/BMGF
Day 2 Prof James Wilson, UCL & Dr Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Day 3 Professor Kirsty le Doare, St George鈥檚 UL/MRC Uganda Virus Research Institute (MRC/UVRI) & Dr Fiona Culley, Imperial College London
Day 4 Dr Chris Chiu, Imperial College London & Professor Robert Read, University of Southampton
Day 5 Dr Rino Rappuoli, GSK
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