In the coming year Covid-19 vaccination will be the subject of intense scrutiny and controversy nationwide. Hopefully it will prove capable of lifting the burden of injury and death caused by this virus, but barriers remain.
The politics as well as the science of Covid-19 vaccination will certainly attract scrutiny from every possible perspective, some of it evidence-based and some of it terribly misinformed.
If we are going to educate and advocate effectively during the upcoming season of political wrangling about vaccination and the virus, we’ll need to be knowledgeable. This 4-week study group aims to advance our understanding and encourage reflection on actions we can take not only to halt Covid-19 but also to address the underlying conditions that cause pandemics.
Week 1. Introduction 90 min 1/10/21
Intro: What this study group is about: aims, 4 week duration, presentations and Q&A. (7 min)
Introductions (8 min)
Overview of the human immune system (15 min)
Description of how Covid-19 can fool the immune system (15 min)
How Vaccines Work (20 min)
Overview of economic and political issues around vaccination that are likely to be intensely contested in the months to come (20 min)
