Covid-19 Vaccination Community Information Session (维州华人社区新冠疫苗信息说明会)
Time: Thursday 3rd June 2021 (6:30-8:00 p.m.)
Venue: Online (Zoom link TBA)
RSVP via https://chinese-community-covid-vaccine-info-session.eventbrite.com.au
(or to [email protected]) by 31 May.
6:30PM – 7:30PM (Main session in English, Professor Benjamin Cowie will deliver 15 mins presentation, and 45 mins Q&A);
7:30PM – 8:00PM (Community discussion in Chinese, Mandarin-speaking)
Please email ([email protected]) , your questions in advance for them to be answered at the session.
This Covid-19 vaccine information session is specifically organised by the Department of Health and the CCCAV for the Chinese Community in Victoria. All welcome.
Presenter: Professor Benjamin Cowie Senior Medical Advisor, Executive Director – Engagement and Partnerships, COVID-19 Immunisation Program, Department of Health. “Professor Benjamin Cowie is an infectious diseases physician and epidemiologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis at the Doherty Institute. In addition, Ben is a medical epidemiologist with Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, Victorian Department of Health. He serves on a range of communicable disease, clinical and public health committees at state, national and international levels. From January 2021, Ben has been seconded full time to the Victorian Department of Health to support the implementation of the COVID-19 Immunisation Program as Executive Director, Engagement and Partnerships.”
