The science, policy and technology of the vaccine roll-out

• Speaker: Kumanan Wilson, Physician/scientist, The Ottawa Hospital, Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Research Associate IIGR, Queen's University, CEO CANImmunize Inc. 
• Co-Host and Moderator: Jane Philpott, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Director, School of Medicine, Queen’s University 

The COVID-19 vaccination program is one of the largest and most important health care interventions in our lifetimes.  This presentation will discuss the science of COVID-19 vaccines and the how the vaccine programs will need to be administered and evaluated to be successful.  The presentation will provide an overview of the following: 

1. Science - mechanism of action of mRNA vaccines, potential for viral transmission after vaccination, herd immunity threshold. 
2. Policy - federalism challenges in managing immunization programs, mandatory vaccination and immunity passports 
3. Technology - immunization registries, digital immunization applications, monitoring coverage, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. 

Presented in cooperation with the Institute on Intergovernmental Relations (IIGR), Queen's University

FREE EVENT but registration is required.

Next steps in the Black Lives Matter movement: the future of activism

Friday March 12, 2021  12:00 PM

Speaker:
El Jones, Faculty, University of King's College, Halifax; Spoken word poet, journalist and community activist

El Jones is a spoken word poet, an educator, journalist, and community activist living in African Nova Scotia. She was the fifth Poet Laureate of Halifax. In 2016, El was a recipient of the Burnley "Rocky" Jones human rights award for her community work and work in prison justice. She is a co-founder of the Black Power Hour, a live radio show with incarcerated people on CKDU that creates space for people inside to share their creative work and discuss contemporary social and political issues. El was appointed the Nancy's Chair of Women's Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University for the 2017-2019 term. She is a winner of two Atlantic Journalism gold awards in 2018 and 2019. Her book of spoken word poetry, Live from the Afrikan Resistance! was published by Roseway Press in 2014. El would like to pay tribute to the many nameless and unrecognized women whose work makes it possible for her to be here today.

FREE EVENT but registration is required.