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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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Universities of the Commonwealth hosted by UFS

2005-08-31

The University of the Free State (UFS) this week hosted 14 delegates from universities of the Commonwealth as part of a bench marking programme to measure and promote excellence in university management. The programme is run by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

Prof Magda Fourie, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning at the UFS; Sir Graeme Davies, Vice-Chancellor of the University of London; Ms Svava Bjarnason, Director: Research and Strategy, ACU; Ms Sandra Glasgow, Senior Vice-President: Corporate Services of the University of Technology in Jamaica, and Dr John Rowett, Secretary General of the ACU.

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