Global access to COVID-19 vaccines series of talks

The UOC hosted a series of talks in which experts explored how health, economics and politics overlap when it comes to guaranteeing global access to COVID-19 vaccines. We reflected on the global challenges that vaccine development, production and distribution pose, as well as the paths to take to overcome them from an interdisciplinary academic approach and scientific perspective.
 
The talk series Global access to COVID-19 vaccines. Multidisciplinary keys to a complex problem is an initiative of the Office of the Vice President for Globalization and Cooperation at the UOC and is co-organized by the eHealth Center. It aims to open up academic knowledge and bring it within reach of everyday citizens.
 
The online series kicked off at 5 p.m. (CEST) on 14 June 2021. Each talk lasted an hour. These talks were in Spanish. #AccesoVacunasUOC
 

 

Programa

COVID-19 vaccines, from science to public health

COVID-19 vaccines, from science to public health

With Marta Aymerich, UOC Vice President for Strategic Planning and Research, and Salvador Macip, doctor, member of the UOC Faculty of Health Sciences and researcher at the FoodLab research group (UOC). Researcher at the Leicester University. Moderator: Albert Barberà, director of the eHealth Center (UOC).
 
  • 14/06/2021
  • 17 h (CEST)
Do patents pose a problem for global access to COVID-19 vaccines?

Do patents pose a problem for global access to COVID-19 vaccines?

With Francesc Cortada, international director of Oxfam Intermón, Ion Arocena, CEO of AseBio, the Spanish Bioindustry Association, and Raquel Xalabarder, dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at the UOC and professor of Intellectual Property. Moderator: Albert Barberà, director of te eHealth Center (UOC).
 
  • 21 June 2021
  • 17 h (CEST)
To inform or misinform. The role of communication in times of pandemic

To inform or misinform. The role of communication in times of pandemic

With Imma Aguilar, general director of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and former UOC student, Rocío Benavente, Maldita Ciencia coordinator, and Alexandre López-Borrull, member of the UOC Faculty of Information and Communication Sciences. 
Moderator: Albert Barberà, director of the eHealth Center (UOC).
 
  • 28 June 2021
  • 17 h (CEST)
Multilateralism and geopolitics in the COVID-19 world

Multilateralism and geopolitics in the COVID-19 world

With José Antonio Sanahuja, director of Fundación Carolina, Caterina García Segura, catedràtica de Relacions Internacionals de la UPF, and Xavier Prats Monné, strategic initiatives advisor for the UOC and previously served at the European Commission as Director-General for Education and Culture and Health. Moderator: Albert Barberà, director of the eHealth Center (UOC).
 
  • 5 July 2021
  • 17 h (CEST)
COVID-19, vaccines and planetary health: the importance of the environmental footprint

COVID-19, vaccines and planetary health: the importance of the environmental footprint

With Fernando Valladares, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) research professor, Manolis Kogevinas, Scientific Director of the Severo Ochoa distinction at ISGlobal and Cristina O'Callaghan, member of the UOC Faculty of Health Sciences. Moderator: Albert Barberà, director of the eHealth Center (UOC).
 
  • 12 July 2021
  • 17 h (CEST)