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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds - In Search of a Vaccine for Covid-19: Science and Politics (Zoom Only)

In Search of a Vaccine for Covid-19: Science and Politics

Session co-sponsored with Institute for Global Health Sciences

Session moderated by Bob Wachter

In this UCSF Medical Grand Rounds, three world-renowned speakers will address a variety of issues surrounding the development of vaccines for Covid-19 – both scientific and political. Professor Peter Hotez is an authority on vaccine development and use in both the U.S. and around the world. He has become one of the most sought-after speakers and interviewees in national media as the issue of vaccines has risen to be one of the most important in the world. Jaime Sepulveda, head of UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences, will discuss some of the issues that relate to vaccine distribution around the world, including issues of equity. Heidi Larson, who leads the Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will discuss why people do and don’t take vaccines, and what can be done to influence uptake rates. 

Vaccine Development:

Peter Hotez

Peter Hotez, Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Professor, Depts. of Pediatrics, Molecular Virology and Microbiology; Health Policy Scholar, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Co-director, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development

Vaccine Distribution:

Jaime Sepulveda

Jaime Sepulveda, UCSF Professor of Global Health; Executive Director, Institute for Global Health Sciences

Vaccine Hesitancy:

Heidi Larson

Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, Dept. of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project

 

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The session will be recorded for later play :
https://medicine.ucsf.edu/covid-19-news-coverage

Brie Williams