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Frederick University hosts online discussion on Covid-19

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The safety and efficacy of Covid-19 vaccines is the subject of an online discussion hosted by the department of pharmacy at Frederick University on February 17. The Sars-CoV-2 virus pandemic is a global issue that leaves no one unaffected. It is associated with a large number of deaths, increased needs for medical care and psychosocial burden, resulting in multilevel effects on the health and quality of life of citizens. The main weapon to deal with the pandemic is the prevention and therefore the approval of vaccines and the mass vaccination of the population, aiming at the collective immunity, which can offer the solution to the way out of the health crisis. At the same time, however, concerns and fears are being raised about either the disease itself or the new vaccines.

George Papazisis, associate professor of pharmacology and clinical pharmacology at the department of medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will talk about the types of vaccines that have been approved, their effectiveness and possible side effects and contraindications in groups.

In addition, the online event will discuss – in order to clarify in a simple and understandable way – issues of reliability, trust and misinformation about vaccinations and COVID-19 disease in general, as well as the psychological effects of the pandemic on vulnerable groups, the general population and health professionals.

The discussion is aimed at pharmacists, other health professionals and the interested public and will take place on Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 5pm via Zoom.

Those interested can participate in the discussion for free by registering at the link: https://frederick.zoom.us/webinar/register/3216128583350/WN_Q7BWP5ZFQp-Bmq4XoYf1Cw

 

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