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Dr. Volker Gerdts (DVM, PhD), director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at USask. (Photo: David Stobbe)

Education key to vaccine acceleration

Posted onApril 29, 2021

As someone who has dedicated his professional life to fighting life-threatening diseases, Dr. Volker Gerdts (DVM, PhD) knows the biggest impediment to getting back to normal are those who are hesitant or refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

With new coronavirus variants threatening to spark a third wave, the director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) said it is imperative that the majority of the population is vaccinated as quickly as possible, as vaccine availability ramps up around the province and across the country….

https://news.usask.ca/articles/research/2021/education-key-to-vaccine-acceleration.php

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