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SUMMARY:The future of vaccines: a dialogue between science\, practice and 
 equity
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Seth Berkley\, Bruno Correia\, Jacques Fellay\, Stéphanie Lac
 our\nThe COVID‑19 pandemic has underscored the central role of vaccinati
 on in prevention\, emergency response and societal resilience. The pandemi
 c also highlighted the limitations of global health systems when faced wit
 h large‑scale health crises\, bringing to light the profound inequalitie
 s in access to vaccines.\n\nDrawing on his experience as former CEO of Gav
 i\, the Vaccine Alliance\, and his key role in the COVAX initiative as its
  co-founder\, Dr Seth Berkley offers an analysis of the lessons learned fr
 om the global vaccine response to COVID‑19. Through his book\, Fair Dos
 es\, he describes the history of the quest for vaccine equity. He address
 es the challenges related to equitable access to vaccines\, vaccine diplom
 acy and international coordination\, as well as perspectives on how to bet
 ter anticipate and manage future pandemics.\n\nAfter an introduction by St
 éphanie Lacour\, Vice-President for Support to Strategic Initiatives\, th
 is Campus Lecture will take the form of a dialogue between field experienc
 e and academic expertise\, bringing together Dr Berkley\, and two EPFL pro
 fessors : Bruno Correia\, a specialist in protein design and immunoenginee
 ring\, and Jacques Fellay\, an expert in the genomics of infectious diseas
 es. Together\, they will explore how scientific advances\, combined with t
 he lessons of a global pandemic\, can help shape the future of vaccines an
 d strengthen health and vaccine equity on a global scale.
LOCATION:Forum Rolex https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==RLC%20E1%20240
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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