Have you wondered whether the vaccine against COVID-19 is safe and effective? How did companies develop it so rapidly and how does it work? The course will engage local and outside speakers to provide information on up-to-the-minute issues about the pandemic. It will cover basics of disease and immune responses, the latest developments in therapeutics and vaccines, and the potential for future outbreaks. Each 90-minute session will feature a 45–60 minute presentation followed by discussion and question and answer period.

TOPICS

• Coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 basics
• COVID-19 disease and therapeutics
• Immune response to viral infection
• Role of CDC in combating viral pandemics, respiratory lab research
• Vaccine development and manufacture
• Spillover from animals and potential for future pandemics

COURSE COORDINATOR
Beth Grabau