In Belgium, the first residents and staff of residential care centers have already been vaccinated. But there is still a lot of reluctance. Especially the younger generation still has many questions. What are the side effects? Is it safe if the long-term effects aren’t known yet? Can different vaccines be “mixed”? Should people who have already been infected with COVID-19 also be vaccinated?
Clear information about how the vaccines work, their safety and the vaccination campaign is therefore essential.
Below you can find some links to websites that can provide you with useful information:
BELGIAN
- https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2020/12/29/10-vragen-over-de-vaccins/
Informative movies by vaccinologist Isabel Leroux-Roels, Chair of the Centre for Vaccinology CEVAC of the University of Ghent and UZ Gent (NED)
Source: vrtnws
- https://www.laatjevaccineren.be/
Information on Belgian vaccination policy and corona vaccination campaign (NED)
Source: Zorg en Gezondheid, Vlaamse Overheid
- https://www.gezondheidenwetenschap.be/dossiers/coronavirus
Coronavirus Factchecker: Evidence – based information about corona and other medical reporting in the media (NED)
Source: Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (Cebam)
Informative movies to answer questions on COVID-19 in relation to different topics such as vaccines, immune system, epidemiology and psyche (NED)
Source: Universiteit Vlaanderen
- https://www.fagg.be/nl/MENSELIJK_gebruik/geneesmiddelen/geneesmiddelen/covid_19/vaccins/vragen_en_antwoorden_over_vaccins
Questions and answers on COVID-19 vaccines (NED, FR)
Source: FAGG
INTERNATIONAL
- https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
The Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker. Information on the vaccines currently tested or approved, the different types of vaccines, how they work, the clinical data,… (ENG)
Source: The New York Times
General information to learn more on corona disease and COVID-19 vaccines (ENG, FR)
Source: World Health Organisation (WHO)
- https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/draft-landscape-of-covid-19-candidate-vaccines
The COVID-19 candidate vaccine landscape database compiles detailed information on COVID-19 vaccine candidates in development (ENG, FR)
Source: WHO
- https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/overview
Information on potential treatments and vaccines under investigation, including ongoing clinical trials and observational studies in the EU (ENG)
https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/human-regulatory/overview/public-health-threats/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/treatments-vaccines
Information on i) the development, ii) scientific evaluation & approval, iii) monitoring of vaccine safety and use in real life of COVID-19 vaccines (ENG)
Source: The European Medicines Agency (EMA)
- https://milken-institute-covid-19-tracker.webflow.io/
COVID-19 treatment and vaccine tracker (ENG)
Source: Milken Institute
- https://www.vaccineconfidence.org/covid-19
Findings of a global study to track public sentiment and emotions around current and potential measures to contain and treat COVID-19 (ENG)
Source : Vaccine confidence project
- https://cepi.net/COVAX/
CEPI, Gavi and the WHO have launched COVAX to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines (ENG)
Source: CEPI – COVAX
- https://wellcome.org/what-we-do/topics/vaccines
Information on the different types of COVID-19 vaccines and all you want to know about mRNA vaccines
Source: Wellcome
WEBINARS
* Flanders Vaccine organised a COVID-19 webinar series to provide information on R&D of COVID-19 vaccine candidates and possible treatments
In both sessions, Flanders Vaccine members from academia and industry shared up-to-date scientific information on the special road to a vaccine or treatment to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The series was split in two parts:
- Webinar 1: Pre-clinical and clinical research for an unknown virus
- Webinar 2: COVID-19: Prevention and Cure => WATCH WEBINAR 2 HERE
- PRESS RELEASE
* UHasselt professors Jeroen van der Hilst (infectiologist), Piet Stinissen (immunologist) and Niel Hens (biostatistician) answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine (NL)
More information about this webinar: click here.
* Below you can find some links to webinars organized in the near future:
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- https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyWoFyxFSg6Z8RxMI4RdHQ
Global COVID Lab Meeting series by Human Vaccines Project
Date: January 14 – June 17 2021 at 4.00PM CET
- https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FyWoFyxFSg6Z8RxMI4RdHQ