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Vaccine Questions

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A podcast series on vaccines and vaccination, where we ask experts the questions you want answered. Do you have questions about the coronavirus vaccines? Maybe you want to understand how they work? Maybe you wonder if they are safe for you to take? Or perhaps you are just anxious to know when and how you will be vaccinated? In this podcast series, science journalist Dick Ahlstrom chats with experts in public health, immunology, virology, bioethics, statistics and behavioural science. He will ask them questions sent in by you and help make sense of the answers.

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July 30, 2021

Looking to the future with Professor Christine Loscher

In the final episode of this series, Professor of Immunology Christine Loscher discusses the vaccine rollout and answers questions on vaccines for teens, booster shots and more. As we reach 70 percent of the population of Ireland vaccinated against COVID-19, host Dick Ahlstrom chats to immunologist Professor Christine Loscher about how Ireland has performed in terms of its vaccination programme, what we have learned about the virus and about vaccines over the last year and what’s new in terms of vaccine development. She also answers questions on the vaccination of children and teens and on the start of vaccine booster shots. Christine is a Full Professor of Immunology and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Science & Health at DCU.  In 2020 she established the DCU Covid-19 Research & Innovation Hub which currently has 16 funded projects aimed at novel solutions in the fight against Covid-19. More information on COVID-19 vaccines The RIA's Life and Medical Sciences Committee has published a revised expert statement on vaccines. The statement is written in plain English and provides accurate information on vaccines.  <a href="https://www.ria.ie/sites/default/files/vaccines_expert_statement_july_2021.pdf">‘Vaccines: a life-saving choice expert statement’</a> by Kingston Mills MRIA, Bert Rima MRIA and Dick Ahlstrom: You can find more information on vaccines and vaccination at: <a href="http://gov.ie/covid19vaccine ">http://gov.ie/covid19vaccine </a> <a href="http://hse.ie ">http://hse.ie </a> <a href="http://immunisation.ie">http://immunisation.ie</a> This series is organised by the Life and Medical Sciences Committee  in partnership with the Health Research Board

July 5, 2021

Understanding human behaviour with Professor Pete Lunn

Behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn shares expert insights on how our behaviour impacts the spread of the COVI19 and what drives this behaviour. Pete is head of the Economic and Social Research Institute's Behavioural Research Unit and a member of a subgroup that advises NPHET on public response to the pandemic. He tells Dick what questions this group has asked about public behaviour in the pandemic, and shares some of the surprising answers this research has revealed about how we balance risks and make decisions. In our Vaccine Questions podcast Ep 7 Behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn shares expert insights on how our behaviour impacts the spread of the COVI19 and what drives this behaviour. Pete is head of the Economic and Social Research Institute's Behavioural Research Unit and a member of a subgroup that advises NPHET on public response to the pandemic. He tells Dick what questions this group has asked about public behaviour in the pandemic, and shares some of the surprising answers this research has revealed about how we balance risks and make decisions. This series is organised by the <a href="https://www.ria.ie/science-committees/life-and-medical-sciences-committee" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee</a> in partnership with the Health Research Board.

June 14, 2021

Vaccine solidarity with Dr Siobhán O'Sullivan

Chief Bioethics Officer at the Department of Health, Dr Siobhán O’Sullivan talks about the difficult decisions officials and individuals must grapple with in this pandemic and the values and principles which underpin them. While science plays a vital role in informing decisions such as prioritisation for vaccination, these decisions are not made in a vacuum. They impact on all our lives and require assessment of legal, socio-economic factors, and judgements about what is right and wrong and what kind of society we want to live in. Siobhán explains how bioethics provides a framework that helps guide this decision making and Dick asks for her thoughts on complicated questions like should vaccination ever be mandatory, are vaccine passports fair, and are rich countries doing enough to ensure people in poorer countries have access to vaccines. This series is organised by the <a href="https://www.ria.ie/science-committees/life-and-medical-sciences-committee" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal Irish Academy Life and Medical Sciences Committee</a> in partnership with the Health Research Board.

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What is Vaccine Questions?: A podcast series on vaccines and vaccination, where we ask experts the questions you want answered.

Do you have questions about the coronavirus vaccines? Maybe you want to understand how they work? Maybe you wonder if they are safe for you to take? Or perhaps you are just anxious to know when and how you will be vaccinated?

In this podcast series, science journalist Dick Ahlstrom chats with experts in public health, immunology, virology, bioethics, statistics and behavioural science. He will ask them questions sent in by you and help make sense of the answers.
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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