COVID-19 & Vaccinology 101 ft. Daniel Kapelus

Welcome back to the Dream Chasing 101 Podcast hosted by @golfshan17. This episode is all about Vaccinology and the COVID-19 vaccines. Daniel is a Medical Scientist with a specialist in Vaccinology & Genetics. There are so many sources of information on the various vaccines and some aren't true in the slightest. Daniel was involved with the research of AstraZeneca Vaccine trial and is going to explain the importance of the vaccine along with answering some questions we've all been asking ourselves. You can contact Daniel on his social channels and ask him any other questions you may have! Follow Daniel here: https://www.instagram.com/dankapelus/ https://twitter.com/VaccineManDan https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-kapelus-05ab06b8/ Follow us and let us know what you think about the episode! Timestamps for the episode: 00:15 Introduction 01:06 Daniel’s Dream Job 04:26 Changing Degrees 07:19 Choosing a Career in Vaccinology 12:22 Perceptions on Vaccines 15:18 The Purpose of a Vaccine 16:18 The problem with the Science World 17:44 Why is there such scepticism towards Science? 20:45 Should Studying Communication be a requirement in Science? 21:42 Explaining the AstraZeneca Vaccine Trial Process 22:35 How the Vaccine was developed in less than a year 28:13 Dealing with false information 36:43 IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT THE VACCINE 37:50 Side effects with the AstraZeneca Vaccine 39:44 How does the AstraZeneca Vaccine work? 45:01 Why is the AstraZeneca Vaccine 2 shots vs. Johnson & Johnson 1 shot? 49:01 Ideal Vaccine to Vaccinate South Africa? 49:25 Difference between the Vaccine structures 52:45 Pricing of the Vaccine and Logistics 56:31 Understanding why trials take place in various locations 01:04:31 How we do ensure people are consuming the correct information & the way people have received the vaccine 01:14:55 Being involved with the trial and not receiving early access to the vaccine 01:19:10 South Africans vaccination history and how it may have helped us in someway 01:23:11 Consequences of not taking the Vaccine 01:23:44 What is Herd Immunity? 01:27:00 Conspiracy theories regarding Pandemics & Being ready for the next Pandemic 01:36:34 Epidemics are ongoing! 01:38:57 Older people should take the vaccine and why 01:43:14 Will the vaccine be effective against the New Variant? 01:47:17 Natural infections vs. Stimulated infection reactions 01:49:47 Asymptomatic people can still spread COVID-19 01:50:43 Mortality Rate vs. Morbidity Rate 01:53:59 Understanding COVID-19 01:56:09 Mental wellbeing during COVID-19 01:59:07 Returning to normality 02:01:02 Is Ivermectin a valid treatment for COVID-19? 02:04:02 The worry of aborted fetal cells in the Vaccine Follow DC101Podcast here: www.instagram.com/dc101podcast www.facebook.com/dc101podcast www.twitter.com/dc101podcast Thanks for listening! Catch you at the next one!