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  • March 30, 2021 from 11:00am to 12:30pm

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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout will be the largest immunization campaign in human history. How do we learn from the past, engage in the present and prepare for the future?

Register for “Vaccination: Moving Forward with Confidence”, part of Gairdner’s Global Perspectives Panel series, featuring international public health leaders including; Heidi Larson, Rino Rappuoli, Shanelle Hall, and John Nkengasong. The panel will be moderated by science reporter Ivan Semeniuk of The Globe and Mail and will give viewers the chance to have their questions answered by experts.

Speakers:

“The COVID vaccines – global strategies to address vaccine hesitancy”
Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology and Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Clinical Professor, Health Metrics Sciences, University of Washington

“Vaccines and monoclonals to regain our freedom”
Rino Rappuoli, Chief Scientist, GSK Vaccines, Italy; Coordinator MAD Lab, TLS, Italy

“Vaccines: Unprecedented achievement triggers a rethink on access”
Shanelle Hall, Founder, The Yellow House; Former Assistant Secretary General (Deputy Executive Director), UNICEF; Former Director, UNICEF Supply Division

“Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy”
Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention