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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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Four of UFS are top achievers at 2010 General Knowledge Olympiad

2011-02-20

The General Knowledge Olympiad winners are, from left: Alex de Gouveia, Martiné van der Merwe, Prof. Jonathan Jansen, our Vice-Chancellor and Rector, Prof. Nico du Plessis former staff member, Emme-Lancia Faro and Foster Lubbe. Emma was the Free State winner in both 2007 and 2008.
- Photo: Dries Myburgh

Our university awarded four bursaries, to the value of R5000 each, to its students who were top achievers of the 2010 General Knowledge Olympiad this year.

Last year 18 150 secondary learners participated in the Olympiad, which was brought about in 1992.

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