The race for a vaccine is on. 🧫🔬🏃♀️
Join world leading experts as we explore what a vaccine is 🧬, who is getting close 🏁 and why does it matter? ⚠️ ⛑
What if we don’t manage to develop one and just how much will it cost us if we fail?
Hint: the answer is in trillions. 🏦😱
Panellists 👥 🎓
🔷Professor Sharon Lewin
Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
🔷 Professor Kanta Subbarao
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza,
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
🔷Professor Damien Purcell
Head of Molecular Biology,
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
🔷Professor Chris Edmond
International Economics expert, Faculty of Business & Economics
University of Melbourne
Panel moderated by 👤🎓
🔷 Professor Shitij Kapur
Dean, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Health), University of Melbourne
Discussion breakdown🧐⤵️
1:21 – What is the likelihood of getting a COVID-19 vaccine?
1:39 – What have we learned from the SARS vaccine that helps us now?
2:13 – What’s the biggest challenge in developing a vaccine?
2:54 – What is the current Australian landscape regarding COVID-19 and the number of infections?
4:35 – If we keep infection numbers down in Australia do we even need a vaccine?
6:06 – What happened with the vaccine when SARS first infected humans?
7:29 – What’s the likelihood this epidemic will go away?
8:30 – What exactly is a vaccine?
8:46 – Can vaccinations make people sick or lead to health complications?
12:57 – What are the different stages in developing a vaccine?
15:30 – What are the best models for financing work around vaccines?
18:18 – How much should Australia pay for a vaccine?
20:24 – When a vaccine is ready – who’ll be the first to receive it?
22:59 – How did we decide who to distribute the Swine Flu vaccine to during the H1N1 pandemic?
27:56 – How many vaccines do we usually produce?
29:33 – Where is the University of QLD at with their vaccine development?
30:58 – What % protection does the influenza vaccine provide?
33:03 – How long does immunity last?
34:28 – What has been the economic impact of physical distancing in Australia?
35:55 – Has Australia fared better than the US in terms of job losses?
40:15 – What if it’s not possible to create a vaccine? What’s our Plan B?
42:29 – Will we see successful treatments developed before a vaccine?
44:05 – What has strengthened your faith in humanity?
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