As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded we were warned that it can take up to ten years for a vaccine to be developed, but the first Covid-19 vaccines were approved for use in the EU on 21 December. What did this process involve and how did it happen so fast? And what will be involved in distributing and administering the vaccines globally?

Hear from experts from areas of science, research and immunology, racing to find a cure; a volunteer who has experienced the vaccine for themselves; and a member of the Department of Health’s Covid-19 communications and behavioural advisory group; in conversation with our new moderator, Gillian Roddie.

This event is part of the Living With… series held in partnership with ICON, a global provider of drug development solutions and services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies.

ABOUT ICON

ICON is a global provider of drug development solutions and services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices and government and public health organisations. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. Founded and headquartered in Dublin since 1990, ICON currently operates from 90 locations in 37 countries and has approximately 13,680 employees.

ABOUT SCIENCE GALLERY DUBLIN

Established in 2008 by Trinity College Dublin, Science Gallery Dublin’s mission is to engage 15-25 year olds through the intersections of art and science. Since its opening, more than three million visitors to the nonprofit gallery have experienced 45 unique exhibitions, ranging from design and violence to light and love, and from contagion and biomimicry to the futures of the human species and play. At the heart of Science Gallery Dublin lies a rich network of collaborators: artists, designers, performers, academics, scientists, researchers and extraordinary colleagues located in Science Gallery nodes across the world.