Dates: 13 Dec 2018
Time: 16:00-17:00
Location: LSHTM, London, UK
"Vaccines in emergency situations: will they sort things out?"
The Vaccine Centre invites you to attend the final event of the year, a fascinating selection of short talks from front line experts who are helping to tackle crises in different parts of the world using vaccines as an important tool. Following the 4 presentations there will be time for questions and comments.
Professor Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International Public Health, Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health (LSHTM)
Title: “The problems with conducting vaccine trials for epidemic diseases: The case of Zika”
Dr Conall Watson, Honorary Assistant Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (LSHTM), Consultant in Health Protection (Public Health England)
Title: “The design of a successful vaccine trial: The case of Ebola in Guinea”
Dr Flavio Finger, Research Fellow in Epidemiological Modelling, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (LSHTM)
Title: “Real-time analysis of the diphtheria outbreak amongst forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh”
Dr Hana Rohan, Assistant Professor in Social Science, UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, Faculty of Public Health and Policy (LSHTM)
Title: “The challenges of designing a vaccine trial for the next pathogen: The case of Lassa”
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