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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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Two from UFS win award
2010-09-16

Here are Precious Setlaba and TC Motsoeneng.

The Department of Haematology and Cell Biology in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) represented the university at the finals of the National Innovation Competition, held at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. The competition is organised by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), a public entity of the Department of Science and Technology, which supports and enables technological innovation to achieve socio-economic benefits for South Africa. The entry from the UFS received a top-ten award with the student’s business plan titled Haemostasis testing facility. The business plan is based on the student’s master’s projects.

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