As all members have been advised, next Thursdays meeting, along with others, have been cancelled until further notice. Accordingly we will not get the opportunity to hear from Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris. We have however been sent the following Link featuring Helen on the AM Show, which members may find interesting.
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-race-to-approve-vaccine-moving-faster-than-any-previous-vaccination-doctor.html
Credit: The AM Show.
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THURSDAY MARCH 26th - BREAKFAST MEETING:
GUEST SPEAKER - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HELEN PETOUSIS-HARRIS. With the COVID-19 Virus impacting on our lives at the moment, in so many ways, this is a talk not to be missed! Read on for details from Helen's CV.
Helen is a vaccinologist, and associate professor in the area of General Practice and Primary Health Care, and the Director of the Vaccine Datalink and Research Group. Since 1998 she has been involved in immunisation-related research in New Zealand including clinical, social science, epidemiological and health systems. Her main research areas are vaccine safety and vaccine effectiveness and currently she is co-leading the Global Vaccine Data Network, a multinational consortium dedicated to collaboration in vaccine safety studies. She is a media spokesperson on vaccines and vaccination, a science communicator, and she also teaches undergrad and post grad courses.Her research interests include vaccine effectiveness and vaccine safety. She is the chair of the World Health Organization Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS), and an elected member of the International Brighton CollaborationScience Board.
Current Research interests include
- Vaccines and Vaccination
- Safety of Vaccines
- Effectiveness of Vaccines
- Science Communication
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