Dr Martin Friede and Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove will join forces in this COVID-19 vaccine update from WHO. The webinar will cover the science behind the immune response to viral infections, such as SARS-COV-2; the different vaccine platforms being used for the development of the COVID-19 vaccine; and aspects related to access and allocation of vaccines.

Speakers

• Dr. Martin Friede, Coordinator, Initiative for Vaccine Research (IVR)
  Immunization, Vaccines and Biologics (IVB)
  World Health Organization
• Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead World Health Organization

Q&A

Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom’s “Q&A” feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to Sarah Hess: epi-win@who.int