Invitation - Launch of IAP webinar report on Countering Vaccine Hesitancy on Tuesday 26 April, 11:00 AM UTC

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Dear colleagues,

You are welcome to join us for the *launch of IAP webinar report on 
Countering Vaccine Hesitancy *on *_Tuesday 26 April, 11:00 AM UTC_!*

COVID-19 continues to cause problems around the world. Countries that 
seemed to have brought the virus under control with various lockdowns 
are suffering new waves of infection. In addition, where the virus is 
spreading most rapidly, new variants continue to emerge, potentially 
threatening gains made via vaccination and other control measures.

It is increasingly clear, however, that although drugs that ameliorate 
the disease may help, vaccination will be the most effective way of 
bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

In 2021 IAP held a webinar on Countering Vaccine Hesitancy, designed to 
help academies prepare for national vaccination efforts and address the 
issue of dis- and mis-information on COVID-19 vaccines. *The webinar 
report by the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) highlights practical 
recommendations for improving the uptake of vaccines.*

IAP encourages *academy leaders* and *Fellows*, along with their 
*communications teams*, *representatives of other scientific 
organizations, scientists*and the*press *to participate in this online 
event designed to assist academies with outreach and address concerns 
from the global public on thistopical issue.

*To join the event, please register in advance at **THIS LINK* 
<https://unesco-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3KWy_-YGTlC_Plu3ny27Jg>.

_Feel free to forward this email to anyone you believe may be interested._

We hope to see many of you at this webinar!

With best regards,

IAP Secretariat

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*Speakers: *

*Prof. Toni Gabaldón* 
<https://www.interacademies.org/person/toni-gabaldon>*, *Professor, 
Comparative Genomics Group Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC-CNS), 
and Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Spain;Member, Member, 
IAP COVID Expert Group; Alumnus, Spanish Young Academy

*Prof. Herman Wasserman* 
<https://www.interacademies.org/person/herman-wasserman>*, *Professor of 
Media Studies, Centre for Film and Media Studies, South Africa; 
University of Cape Town; Member, Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

*Smithsonian Science Education Center* (*SSEC)* <https://ssec.si.edu/>**

*Other panellists to be confirmed*

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