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Vanessa Palsenbarg

@belgiancanuck

Storyteller :: TEDx-er :: Anthropologist :: Amateur Behavioral Economist

 Leuven, Belgium
Joined March 2011
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Ivo Vojtek@IvoVojtek14 May 2020
"To recover from this pandemic, we need to mobilize a pro-vaccine movement... Millions of lives and trillions of dollars in economic activity may depend not just on producing a vaccine, but on persuading people to accept it." nytimes.com/2020/05/13/techn… #VaccinesWork
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Ivo Vojtek@IvoVojtek7 May 2020
COVID-19 seems to work as a social accelerator: thing we once considering are now the norm, like the growth of ommunities and peer-led education. How will this impact the way we talk about vaccines? ft.com/content/19d90308-6858… #VaccinesWork
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@Davos24 Apr 2019
Celebrating Gaston Ramon – the vet who discovered vaccinology's secret weapon wef.ch/2ID48oj
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@GSK24 Oct 2018
We can’t #EndPolio on our own. That’s why we’ve been working with the @WHO and @unicef for 30 years delivering our vaccines to those who need them #VaccinateForLife
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@GSK24 Oct 2018
It’s time we #EndPolio. For #WorldPolioDay, we want to recognise the heroes turning vaccines into vaccination every day. Thanks @nicemediauk for the footage! #VaccinateForLife
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@WHO_Europe10 Aug 2018
Babies too young to be vaccinated against #measles are protected when everyone around them is immune – we call this #herdimmunity. Do your part to #immunizeEurope. #VaccinesWork
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There is no such thing as a free ride when it comes to #herdimmunity. Each of us has an important role to play by getting vaccinated to help protect our community #vaccinateforlife #vaccineswork linkedin.com/pulse/herd-immu…
With Herd Immunity, There is No Such Thing as a Free Ride

With Herd Immunity, There is No Such Thing as a Free Ride

A mantra I try to mention in each of the talks I give on vaccination is that each and every one of us has an important role to play in preserving herd immunity; we all need to contribute to high...

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@GSK7 May 2018
Vaccination prevents millions of deaths every year. RT if you #vaccinateforlife
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#Vaccineswork, but does myth-busting in defence of vaccines’ science work? Not always. What might? #behaviouraleconomics #anthropology #socialpyschology bit.ly/2JZFJpN
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#wewontrest #vaccinateforlife teapawt.net/EFPIA/status/989077840…
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#WeWontRest until #vaccines are turned into vaccination to help people live healthy lives across all ages #EIW2018 #VaccinesWork @GSK @VaccinesEurope bit.ly/2vJuSy2
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@GSK24 Apr 2018
Today is #WorldMeningitisDay. Our 24 Mums #VsMeningitis stand together to help protect children from this potentially life-threatening illness. Join them now! teapawt.net/cards/ob0h…
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EFPIA@EFPIA24 Apr 2018
Today is World Meningitis Day. #WeWontRest until meningococcal infections no longer lead to #meningitis #AllMeningitisMatters @GSK
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As a Dr. and Dad #VSMeningitis, I highly value #vaccines. But, for rare diseases like #meningitis, it's only in the eye of the beholder that "value of vaccines" has any real meaning linkedin.com/pulse/value-pro…
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Calling on all mums (and dads) to be aware of meningitis symptoms: babies, kids and young adults are all at risk thndr.me/ya3bUG
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@ABPI_UK24 Apr 2018
This #WorldImmunisationWeek, @ThomasBreuer_MD, Chief Medical Officer of @GSK Vaccines, reminds us of the great success of vaccination in general and the achievements in the UK in particular. #VaccinesWork! abpi.org.uk/media-centre/blo…
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Kate Senter@KateSenter20 Apr 2018
Only a few days to go until #WorldMeningitisDay - help others to spot the signs and symptoms of this devestating disease by joining the @ThunderclapIt campaign thunderclap.it//projects/692… #meningitis #Vsmeningitis #tacklemeningitis
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Lessons from a Former Disease Detective and parallels to the spread of information around real or perceived issues related to vaccines linkedin.com/pulse/stopping-… #vaccines #VaccinesWork #Vaccine #vaccinateforlife

Stopping Disease Outbreaks in 4 Steps, Lessons from a Former Disease Detective

Twenty years ago, the city of Alpine, Wyoming had an E.coli outbreak that made 61 people ill, sent 19 to the hospital, and left a further 159 people suspected of being infected.

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@gatesfoundation12 Apr 2018
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1955, Jonas Salk announced the first-ever polio vaccine was safe and effective – a scientific breakthrough in the fight to #endpolio. #vaccineswork #TBT
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@ABPI_UK28 Feb 2018
At our Future of #Vaccines event today, we asked @CHGlobalHealth's Prof David Salisbury what excites him about the future of vaccination? #AMR
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@ABPI_UK28 Feb 2018
Dr Thomas Breuer, Chief Medical Officer of @GSK Vaccines explains to us why #vaccinations are important for public health at our Future of Vaccines event today
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