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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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Lighting Roses through to finals in Netball Grand Series

2011-08-03

Claudia Basson of the Ligthning Roses and Nonthle Gwavu of the Black Diamonds in action during one of their matches earlier this year.
Photo: Jacques Cato from World of Sport Photography

The Lightning Roses – the Free State’s first netball team, and consisting of Kovsies and former Kovsies – went through to the finals, after they had won 14 of the 14 matches played across South Africa in the Netball Grand Series.

Supporters of this sport can diarise Saturday, 6 August to come and share in netball action as never experienced before.

The final match between the Lightning Roses and the Galaxy Blues (Gauteng North) will start at 12:00. Don’t miss this match. Admission is only R20 per ticket.

Other matches that take place earlier the morning, include the schools finals between Sentraal and Menlo Park (08:30-09:20) and the match between the Starlight Jets and the Black Diamonds.

All the matches will take place in the Callie Human Centre on our Bloemfontein Campus.

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