Pharmaceutical, regulatory and social aspects of vaccines

DRA symposium

Inspired by the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, this symposium will explore the pharmaceutical, regulatory, and social aspects of vaccines. The event will address a broad spectrum of issues, from the complexities of vaccine development and deployment to controversies such as vaccine hesitancy. It will further invite interdisciplinary discussions aimed at fostering more effective and equitable solutions for disease prevention.

Programme

14:00 Introduction
14:05 Vaccines: pharmaceutical aspects

Camilla Foged, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
14:35 Vaccine regulation in the EU: what is there and what is missing?

Débora Dalmas Gräf, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
15:05 Coffee break
15:25 Where is the gap between the technology and regulation of vaccines and public acceptance?

Anandi Law, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
15:55 Panel discussion

Facilitators: Lotte Stig Nørgaard and Ramune Jacobsen, Department of Pharmacy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
16:25 Closing of the DRA symposium

The symposium is organized on behalf of the graduate programme in pharmaceutical sciences, Drug Research Academy, by Professor Anna Birna Almarsdóttir, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

The symposium is free of charge and open for attendance by all interested parties. It is not necessary to pre-register.