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CCDD ID Epi Seminar Series

April 24th @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Virtual In Person
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Talk title:  Influenza vaccination strategies in older adults

Presenter: Ben Cowling, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at Hong Kong University, School of Public Health 

Ben Cowling is currently Chair Professor of Epidemiology and head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong, and co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control. He conducts research into the epidemiology of respiratory virus infections, with a focus on transmission dynamics, population immunity and the effectiveness of control measures including vaccination.

About the series: Each spring, CCDD hosts an annual seminar series featuring talks from experts on the latest research in infectious disease epidemiology and modeling. The ID Epi Seminar Series aims to bring in speakers from various disciplines within infectious disease epidemiology, broadly defined to include the population biology of pathogens and other allied topics. Seminars will be held on Thursdays, unless otherwise noted, at 1pm ET between February 2nd and May 9th.

Register for the seminar here.

Speakers will share their own perspectives; they do not speak for Harvard. 

Details

Date: April 24th
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Calendars: Public Events, School-wide Events, University-wide Events
Event types: Lectures / Seminars / Forums

Venue

Kresge Building
G3
Virtual In Person