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Covid-19: Episode 1 - RNA Viruses for Dummies

Key Information

When

7th April 2020

Where

Online

Cost

Free

Audience

Insight and Discussion

Join our expert panellists as they discuss the pathology of the coronavirus strains. This webinar addresses some frequently asked questions on why there is a lack of immunity, the feasibility of a vaccine, why is it causing fatalities, what we know about the ‘cytokine storm’ that is presenting
in some cases, and more.

Featured panellists:
  • Associate Professor Peta-Ann Teague, Director of JCU GP Training
  • Dr Robert Norton, Pathologist (Microbiology) and Director of Microbiology at Townsville University Hospital
  • Professor John McBride, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, Cairns Hospital and Professor in Medicine, James Cook University