Brown Bag Lunch: The Importance of Vaccinations
Dr. Mark Gallo, Professor of Biology, will give a brown-bag talk for the NU community entitled, “One Flu Over the Cuckoo’s Nest: The Importance of Vaccinations,”
Thursday, October 25
12:15 – 12:45 pm
Multi-Purpose Room (Lower Level Gallagher)
Flu shots are being offered later in the day through Wegmans Pharmacy Wellness program.
“Undoubtedly one of the most significant advances in healthcare came about as a result of immunization from disease. This discussion will span from its earliest beginnings of variolation, with sometimes unpredictable outcomes, to tomorrow’s potential advancements thanks to biotechnology. We will focus on the flu, considering the Spanish flu of 1918 that killed an estimated 50 million, to our modern means of detection and prevention of such a re-occurrence. Yes, it is possible that such a deadly strain can emerge and cause devastating losses worldwide.” – Dr. Gallo