Immunity for Health 2020

Date

Thursday, October 8th 2020 (17:00 - 21:00)

Language

English

Organised by

Flanders Vaccine

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In light of recent developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Flanders Vaccine has decided to turn Immunity for Health 2020 into a unique evening hybrid event on October 8th 2020 from 5 – 9 PM (CEST) combining a “live” in-person event with a virtual component. The theme of this year’s edition is “Vaccine Hesitancy: Where are we today?”

Immunization has been proven to prevent disease, yet many parents are still hesitant to vaccinate their children. Health education and communication of correct and scientific-based information are certainly the major keystones to improve the current situation of non-grounded fears for vaccines and vaccination.

The current coronavirus crisis inevitably affects the view of the general public on the importance of vaccines and vaccination. At the same time, it also sheds light on the significance of communication, especially about the safety of vaccines.

This 5th edition of Immunity for Health will bring people together from diverse sectors to discuss emergent vaccine hesitancy challenges and evidence-based ways to address them.

Renowned experts from the field will present different perspectives on strategies to enhance vaccine acceptance, related to the 3 components of vaccine hesitancy: vaccine convenience, vaccine confidence and vaccine complacency.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

PROGRAMME

  • 17:00

    WELCOME

  • 17:05

    Introduction

Session Convenience

  • 17:15

    KEYNOTE: The Last Mile, the End-To-End vaccine supply chain system (Europe & LMIC) by Prof. Nico Vandaele, Professor of Operations Research and Operations Management, Access-To-Medicines Research Center, KU Leuven, Belgium

  • 17:45

    PITCH SESSION: Vaccine supply & shortages

Session Confidence

  • 18:15

    KEYNOTE: Vaccine Confidence and impact of COVID-19, by Prof. Heidi Larson, Anthropologist, Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project™, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

  • 18:45

    DINNER BREAK (30 min)

Session Complacency

  • 19:15

    KEYNOTE: Digital gamification to enhance vaccine knowledge in children, by Siff Malue Nielsen, Consultant Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe

  • 19:45

    PANEL DEBATE

  • 20:30

    CLOSING

  • 20:45

    END

Who should attend Immunity for Health 2020?

If you are a medical doctor, nurse, pharmacist, researcher, vaccine manufacturer, policy maker, parent or any other person interested to hear about strategies to enhance vaccine acceptance, don’t wait any longer and join us on October 8 at Immunity for Health !

Registration fees:

Attending “Live” (limited number of places)

  • Flanders Vaccine member: 40 EUR (+21% VAT)

  • Flanders Vaccine non-member: 80 EUR (+21% VAT)

Attending “Online” (access to live streaming + Q&A)

  • Flanders Vaccine member: 30 EUR (+21% VAT)

    • Flanders Vaccine non-member: 50 EUR (+21% VAT)

    • Students (bachelor/master and PhD students): free of charge

Registration closes at October 1st , 2020

After registration, you will receive an invoice which can be paid online or by creditcard. After payment and closer to the event, you will receive a confirmation email and login link for online participation (only for online participants). Please check your mailbox the first week of October 2020.

Important notice regarding COVID-19: Please be aware that you will need to follow the organizer’s safety policies, as well as local laws and restrictions. Maintaining a distance of 1.5 m and wearing a face mask is mandatory.