COVID-19 & Vaccinology 101 ft. Daniel Kapelus

Welcome back to the Dream Chasing 101 Podcast hosted by @golfshan17. This episode is all about Vaccinology and the COVID-19 vaccines. Daniel is a Medical Scientist with a specialist in Vaccinology & Genetics.

There are so many sources of information on the various vaccines and some aren't true in the slightest. Daniel was involved with the research of AstraZeneca Vaccine trial and is going to explain the importance of the vaccine along with answering some questions we've all been asking ourselves. You can contact Daniel on his social channels and ask him any other questions you may have!

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Timestamps for the episode:

00:15 Introduction

01:06 Daniel’s Dream Job

04:26 Changing Degrees

07:19 Choosing a Career in Vaccinology

12:22 Perceptions on Vaccines

15:18 The Purpose of a Vaccine

16:18 The problem with the Science World

17:44 Why is there such scepticism towards Science?

20:45 Should Studying Communication be a requirement in Science?

21:42 Explaining the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Process

22:35 How the Vaccine was developed in less than a year

28:13 Dealing with false information

36:43 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE VACCINE

37:50 Side effects with the AstraZeneca Vaccine

39:44 How does the AstraZeneca Vaccine work?

45:01 Why is the AstraZeneca Vaccine 2 shots vs. Johnson & Johnson 1 shot?

49:01 Ideal Vaccine to Vaccinate South Africa?

49:25 Difference between the Vaccine structures

52:45 Pricing of the Vaccine and Logistics

56:31 Understanding why trials take place in various locations

01:04:31 How we do ensure people are consuming the correct information & the way people have received the vaccine

01:14:55 Being involved with the trial and not receiving early access to the vaccine

01:19:10 South Africans vaccination history and how it may have helped us in someway

01:23:11 Consequences of not taking the Vaccine

01:23:44 What is Herd Immunity?

01:27:00 Conspiracy theories regarding Pandemics & Being ready for the next Pandemic

01:36:34 Epidemics are ongoing!

01:38:57 Older people should take the vaccine and why

01:43:14 Will the vaccine be effective against the New Variant?

01:47:17 Natural infections vs. Stimulated infection reactions

01:49:47 Asymptomatic people can still spread COVID-19

01:50:43 Mortality Rate vs. Morbidity Rate

01:53:59 Understanding COVID-19

01:56:09 Mental wellbeing during COVID-19

01:59:07 Returning to normality

02:01:02 Is Ivermectin a valid treatment for COVID-19?

02:04:02 The worry of aborted fetal cells in the Vaccine

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