The Vaccine Confidence Project is pleased to announce the launch of a series of public webinars.
Webinar 1: Vaccine confidence in the time of COVID-19
22nd July, 2-3.30pm (BST)
Key speakers and line up:
2:00-2:20 – Welcome Heidi Larson, Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM
2:20-2:35 – Update on the status of COVID-19 vaccines, Beate Kampmann, Director of the LSHTM Vaccine Centre
2:35-2:55 – Regional perspectives on COVID -19 response, Ayoade Alakija, Former Chief Humanitarian Coordinator, Nigeria; Leesa Lin, Assistant Professor, Public health emergency preparedness & response, LSHTM; Clarissa Simas, Lead for Latin American research at the Vaccine Confidence Project, LSHTM
2:55-3:10 – Preparedness for new COVID-19 vaccine(s), Scott Ratzan, Editor, Journal of Health Communication and Associate Professor, City University of New York(CUNY) & Nancy Lee, Wilton Park, co-leading a new initiative with the Vaccine Confidence Project (COVID-19 Vaccine Information, Communication and Engagement)
3:10-3:30 – Moderated Q&A
3:30 – END
The event is free of charge but registration is required. To join us, please fill in the registration form here.
Webinar 2: Vaccine confidence in the context of trials
30th July, 2-3.30pm (BST)
As rumours and misinformation around vaccination and vaccine trials have become increasingly challenging, listening to communities and online conversations to detect and mitigate rumours with a risk of disrupting vaccine trials is key. This is particularly important in the context of COVID-19, when heightened anxieties and uncertainties are facilitating the spread and amplification of rumours. This webinar will provide an overview of the Vaccine Confidence Project framework for detecting and mitigating rumours around vaccine trials, with guidance on using community management of rumours (using the example of the Ebola vaccine trials) and social media monitoring to listen to public sentiments, beliefs and concerns around vaccination.
The event is free of charge but registration is required. To join us, please fill in the registration form here.
Additional webinars will take place in September. More information will be made available on this page in the coming weeks.
