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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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Workshop on animal production strategies presented
2007-06-13

The Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a workshop on animal production strategies for the winter and coming summer on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. Topics such as grazing conditions until the coming summer, strategies for animal nutrition and production, the influence on animal reproduction and health and risk management were discussed.

From the left are: Prof. HO de Waal (from the UFS Department of Animal, Wildlife and Grassland Sciences and organiser of the workshop), Messrs Koos Pienaar (Chairperson of the Free State Milk Producers Organisation) and André Ferreira (Vice-Chairperson of the Red Meat Producers Organisation).
Photo: Lacea Loader

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