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09 September 2021 | Story Lacea Loader

Dr Samantha Potgieter, infectious disease expert at the Universitas Academic Hospital and affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of the Free State (UFS), will answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine and its affects.

The webinar will address questions such as the following:

• what vaccination is and how it works
• how vaccines are developed and how we know they are safe and effective
• how the COVID-19 vaccine works and how it can protect you
• the side effects of the vaccine
• the risks vs benefits of the vaccine.

You can also forward questions prior to the webinar to grimbeekl@ufs.ac.za

Date: Friday 10 September 2021
Time: 11:00-12:00
Register for the webinar

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UFS graduate gets international award

2010-06-09

Dr Koenane

Dr Mojalefa Lehlohonolo Johannes Koenane, who recently received his Ph.D. at the University of the Free State (UFS), has been honoured with a Golden Key Academic Award by the Golden Key International Honour Society for his hard work in the field of Governance and Political Transformation. He was recognised for his sterling work in his Ph.D. thesis. “It is not through luck that I have achieved the award, it is by working hard and setting my priorities right,” he said.

This internationally recognised award includes a certificate of recognition, a Golden Key lapel and a substantial amount of money in scholarship. He will receive the award at a ceremony that will be held at the UFS on 15 August 2010.

Dr Koenane is currently a lecturer at the University of Zululand. The Programme Governance and Transformation is offered in the Faculty of the Humanities at the UFS.

The Golden Key International Honour Society is a body based in the United States of America (USA) that recognises individuals who excel in their studies in seven countries, namely: the USA, Canada, India, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

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