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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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Meat Imbizo

2006-03-03

The Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented a Meat Imbizo to discuss the challenges facing the industry and identify possible areas of collaboration.

Attending the Imbizo were from the left Mr Dave Ford (South African Feedlot Association (SAFA)); Mr Aggrey Mahanjana (National Emergent Red Meat Producer Organisation (NERMPO)); Mr Mogala Mamabolo (Department of Agriculture in Pretoria); Prof André Jooste (Head: UFS Department of Agricultural Economics) and Mr Harry Prinsloo (National Wool Growers Association (NWGA)).

Attending the Imbizo were from the left Prof André Jooste (Head: UFS Department of Agricultural Economics); Prof Kobus Laubscher (UFS Department of Agricultural Economics and facilitator of the Imbizo); Me Maliga Moodley (Department of Agriculture in Pretoria) and Mr Lulu de Jager (Free State Agriculture).

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