Health Affairs Launch COVID-19 Vaccination Webinar
UCD Health Affairs, with the assistance of the
Dean of Students office in UCD, have created a webinar answering some frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination. The webinar also gives an insight into research in the area of COVID-19 vaccination and treatment. The video is now viewable on the UCD Health Affairs Youtube page:
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This webinar was filmed on the 11th of May 2021 and hosted speakers Dr Karina Butler, Dr Cathal O'Broin and Dr Nuala O'Connor. Chief Academic Officer of the (opens in a new window)IEHG and Vice Principal for Health Affairs (opens in a new window)Professor Tim Lynch chaired the webinar.
Dr Karina Butler is a UCD Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Consultant Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist at (opens in a new window)Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin and Temple Street Children's University Hospital. A former president of the (opens in a new window)Infectious Diseases Society of Ireland (2018-2020), Dr Butler chairs the (opens in a new window)National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and is Chair of (opens in a new window)PENTA Foundation UK. Appointed to the (opens in a new window)National Public Health Emergency Team in late 2020, she is also a member of the (opens in a new window)COVID-19 Expert Advisory Group of the Health Information and Quality Authority. Dr Butler spoke about research into the COVID-19 vaccine and how the roll out was progressing nationally. Dr Cathal O'Broin is a consultant in Infectious Diseases at (opens in a new window)St Vincent's University Hospital. Dr O'Broin is the clinical lead for the (opens in a new window)COVID Assessment Hub and a member of NIAC as well as lecturing in infectious diseases and global health in UCD. Dr O'Broin spoke about treating patients with COVID-19 and research into treatments in this area. Dr Nuala O Connor is a (opens in a new window)Irish College of General Practitioners Clinical Lead for COVID-19. Dr O Connor is also the GP lead on the (opens in a new window)HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Prevention and Control team AMRIC. Dr O'Connor spoke about the ways in which the public can get further information on the COVID-19 vaccination and the practical roll out of the vaccine across Ireland.
The speakers shared their expertise in the various areas of COVID-19 vaccination, research and treatment and also answered some questions submitted in advance by UCD students, in order to provide as much information as possible on COVID-19 vaccination.