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Session Introduction (5 min): What COVID-19 has taught us about the need to invest in data on vaccines for pregnant womenDr. Ajoke Sobanjo-ter MeulenGlobal Head, Maternal Immunization, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Presentations (10 min each, 40 min total)Presentation 1: New data on post-approval safety and effectiveness studies of the Read more…
Epidemiology Now + Next – Convener & Chair: Prof. Joy Lawn & Prof. Ziyaad Dangor (30 mins) – 13.30 pm – 14.00 pm S1: Prof. Joy Lawn (10 mins) – Talk: GBS burden: what are the biggest numbers and the biggest data gaps? S2: Prof. Ziyaad Dangor (5 mins) – Read more…
Please have a look at our poster booths, leave questions for the academics, and vote on the best poster!
There is no question that effective & safe vaccines will offer the best solution for preventing GBS. We are at a really exciting point in vaccine development with several GBS vaccines now in trials involving pregnant women. What are these vaccines? How will they be licensed? What have we learned Read more…
Networking session in the Networking Lounge for PhD’s and early career researchers.
Parent Power Panel – Convener: Jane Plumb (30 mins) – 15.30 pm – 16.00 pm Parent voices must be at the heart of advocacy, policy-making and care relating to stopping group B Strep infection in babies – three parents share their experiences. S1: Charlotte Cleary S2: Kallie Hess S3: Debbie Read more…