The Science of Herd Immunity

When:
Wednesday, Apr 07, 2021 3:00p -
4:30p

Where:
Online event
Surrounding areas
Boston, MA 02110

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
Lectures & Conferences, University, Virtual & Streaming

Event website:
https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GVBeb8w5TeOnJdpvzzeF2g

The concept of herd immunity has been applied for decades in epidemiology and public health, yet the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted new debate about the role of herd immunity in the pandemic response and confusion about what herd immunity entails.


Join a panel of experts who will explain the science of and misconceptions around herd immunity and discuss new research frontiers in immunology, infectious disease dynamics, and human behavior.


Panelists
Marc Lipsitch - Professor of epidemiology and Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.


Rustom Antia - Professor of biology at Emory University.


Lauren Ancel Meyers - Professor of Integrative Biology and Statistics & Data Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin.


Julie Parsonnet - Professor in medicine and Professor of epidemiology and population health at Stanford University.


Moderator
Erin Mordecai - Assistant Professor in biology at Stanford University.

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