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‘The COVID Vaccine and YOU’

03 September 2021 | Story Burneline Kaars

The University of the Free State invites students and staff to a webinar titled, ‘The COVID vaccine and YOU’. Dr Samantha Potgieter, infectious disease expert at the Universitas Academic Hospital and affiliated Lecturer in the Department of Internal Medicine, will answer questions from staff about the COVID-19 vaccine and how it affects them. 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

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UFS pianist honoured for contribution to international summer school

2008-08-30

A commemoration plate was recently handed to Prof. Albie van Schalkwyk from the Department of Music at the University of the Free State (UFS) during the closing ceremony of the 2008 international summer school of the Neuberger Kulturtage in Austria for his contribution as repetitor at the summer school for the past 20 years. The plate was handed over by the mayor of Neuberg on behalf of the community of Neuberg. Prof. Van Schalkwyk was thanked for his dedication and the exceptional manner in which he shared his expertise with students over the years. Pictured here are: Prof. Van Schalkwyk and Ms Magdalena Roux, lecturer in cello at the Stellenbosch University during this year's summer school.
Photo: Supplied

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