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How COVID Vaccines Were Developed

This event is presented by Coastal Research, Education and Advocacy Network (CREAN) and Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Color (SNIWWOC).

Join us on September 15, as we meet with healthcare experts to discuss Covid-19 health care measures and the drive for information on Vaccines. This event is an opportunity to engage in critical conversations with medical professionals about vaccine safety and efficacy.

This event is a continuation to our first event in August, part of our vaccine literacy campaign.

Speakers:
Dr. Alyson Ann Kelvin is a virologist and vaccinologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). She has previously been involved in international response efforts to emerging viruses with organizations such as the WHO (World Health Organization). Dr. Kelvin currently contributes to the WHO Working Group on COVID-19 vaccines.

Dr. John North has a PhD in immunology from Cambridge University and spent most of his working life doing medical research and developing new medical devices & pharmaceuticals in UK, USA and BC. John will talk about the science behind the new vaccines against the virus that causes Covid-19. He will explain the technology developed by scientists in Vancouver, that enabled the novel “mRNA” vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech to win the race to become the first Covid-19 vaccine available in most of the world.

Join us on Zoom:

Meeting ID: 850 9683 0787

Register here.