Science Café – Vaccinations

May 19, 2022, 8:00 p.m.

The Café Science event, organized by the Sciences-Actions association and focusing on“vaccinations,”will take place on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at 8:00 p.m. at the MJC in Chambéry.

Science Cafés allow the general public to discuss a variety of topics, often related to current events, with experts, researchers, and professionals in a friendly atmosphere. They are organized by the Science-Actions association, in collaboration with the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, the city of Chambéry, the Astrée cinema, and the MJC youth center in Chambéry.

ABOUT THE DEBATE

Since 1852 and the advent of vaccines pioneered by Louis Pasteur, vaccinations have helped eradicate certain diseases such as smallpox, reduced polio cases by 99%, and led to significant advances in public health.

Live-attenuated vaccines, inactivated vaccines—including mRNA vaccines—this field is constantly evolving, and research is advancing toward the development of the vaccines of the future.… According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2 to 3 million lives are saved worldwide each year thanks to vaccines.

However, from the very beginning, vaccination has divided society, and the first opposition movements began to take shape. Today, the French are shunning vaccinations. While vaccines enjoyed near-universal support a decade ago, nearly 40% of the population has turned away from them in recent years.

What are the different types of vaccines used? What do they contain, and what is the purpose of the adjuvants in vaccines? Why are more and more people hesitant about vaccines? Does the eradication of certain diseases, thanks to vaccines, make us forget the danger they pose? What are the avenues for future vaccines? What might be their new methods of administration?

SPEAKERS:

  • Julien Ailloud, postdoctoral researcher in social and health psychology, LIP/PC2S, Université Grenoble-Alpes
  • Dr. Nathalie Grangeret, public health physician at the Savoie Regional Health Agency
  • Assel Mussabekova, Ph.D. in virology and immunization consultant for UNICEF
  • Dr. Olivier Rogeaux, infectious disease specialist at the Centre Hospitalier Métropole Savoie

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