How Was the COVID-19 Vaccine Developed So Quickly?

Under normal circumstances, making a vaccine often takes more than a decade. So, how were researchers and scientists able to create the COVID-19 vaccine in less than a year, without compromising safety? Find out on July 21 as Fordham welcomes Helen Fletcher, Ph.D., professor of immunology and associate dean of research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, for a live chat about what we’ve learned from the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, and how we can use these methods to accelerate the development of vaccines for other diseases.

Professor Fletcher will be joined by John Chelsom, Ph.D., director of Fordham’s Applied Health Informatics master’s program, offered at Fordham’s London campus this fall.

Find out how scientists used data from around the world—received in real-time—to make decisions that are getting the world back on its feet, and how this will propel scientific discovery in the future.

Audience members will have the opportunity to pose questions.