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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

This Course vaccine: From Small Pox to Technologies of the Future Will surely help you to broaden your knowledge on vaccinology, it will also help you to gain a balanced introduction to the varied aspects of the vaccine field.

Apart from Providing the history of vaccines and its impact on mankind, a module will be provided about vaccine immunology that will help you to gain sufficient knowledge about vaccine immunology

You will also get the opportunity to learn more about different stages in vaccine development, you will learn to handle the troublesome obstacles, this course will also help you to tackle the challenges including the recent vaccine hesitancy that might lead to a worrisome reduction in vaccine rates.

A novel vaccine platform technology namely PLLAV will also be highlighted in this course.

This Course aims at all stakeholders including parents, students, scientists, NGOs, politicians and many more in the vaccine field.

The Highlights

Self Paced course
6 weeks of programme duration
This course is offered by edx
Needs an effort of 3-5 hours per week
Verified certificate by Edx
Certificate of achievement to prove your success when you are eligible
Certificate: downloadable and shareable
You can pursue the course free of cost
In association with KU LEUVEN

Programme Offerings

E-learning
assessments

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 4073	yes	KU Leuven, Leuven

For Pursuing this course you don't need to pay, this course is available for free
The Verified Certificate is available for Rs. 4,073 .

Fee Category	Amount in Rs.
Certification fee	Rs. 4,073

Eligibility Criteria

Education

The candidate should have basic knowledge of biochemistry ( DNA, RNA ) to pursue this course vaccine: From Small Pox to Technologies of the Future namely it is expected from the candidate to have basic knowledge of cell biology and virology and apart from that candidate should also have advanced knowledge of vaccine immunology

Certification Qualifying Details

After the completion of this particular course, a verified certificate is provided by edX to the candidates who have upgraded themselves by paying the defined sum of money.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Microbiology

This Course vaccine: From Small Pox to Technologies of the Future will help you to understand the burden of some infectious diseases and will also help you to understand the burden of some infectious diseases
This course will also help you to learn about the history of vaccines
This course will provide you the ability to distinguish different types of immunity
This course will also help you to comprehend how vaccines triggered our immunity
This course will also help you to distinguish between different phases in vaccine development
This course will also enable you to recognize the problems we are facing today
This Course will also suggest some possible solutions to the problems we are facing today.

Who it is for

Scientist

This course namely Vaccines: From Small Pox to Technologies of the Future is extremely beneficial for the stakeholders in the vaccine field
This course is immensely helpful for students, parents, scientists, NGOs, politicians and many more.

Admission Details

Step-1 The can must visit the link

https://www.edx.org/course/vaccines-from-smallpox-to-technologies-of-future

Step-2 The candidate must possess an account in edx to register for the programmes. The candidate shall create an official account by using their Email, Fb or Google

Step-3 After creating the account the candidate has to sign in

Step-4 Then they must search for the course and click and “Enroll”

Step-5 After that, the program can be accessed by the candidate if the candidate wants a verified certificate then they can lick upgrade now to upgrade their plans

Step-6 The candidate can I play photo coupon by clicking “ Apply”

Step-7 the candidates must enter the details and click “Place”

Step-8 Post the successfully done payment, the candidate will be enrolled to the verified track, and the candidate will also receive a certificate in future

The Syllabus

Welcome

Introduction
Burden and Need of vaccines
Rabies
Yellow Fever
Extra information

Introduction
History of vaccines: two particular cases
Effect of global vaccination programs
Effect on morbidity and mortality
Extra information

Introduction
Basics of Immunology
Immune memory
Correlates of vaccine-induced protection
Novel concepts: Trained immunity
Extra information

Introduction
Development of vaccines
(Pre)Clinical development
Extra information

Introduction
New vaccines recently available
Current challenges of existing vaccines
Today's realisations and challenges
Control of outbreak with known/new pathogens
The Vaccine Supply System
Extra information

Introduction
Innovative technologies: PLLAV
Vaccine safety and hesitancy
Extra information

Ending and Goodbye

Instructors

KU Leuven, Leuven Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: When can verified learners access their certificates?

As soon as the learner receives a passing grade in the course, the option to view the certificate gets active on the course dashboard.

2: What is the total Timing of the course?

This is a self-paced course, so learners do not need to follow any particular class timings but they have to ensure that they are investing at least three to five hours per week that they are investing at least three to five hours per week

3: Can the course be accessed on phone or tablets?

The course can be accessed on any device that has the latest version of Chrome and Firefox browsers.

4: What is the total duration of the course?

The duration Of the course is 6 weeks, It requires three to five hours of weekly effort from the candidate

5: When can the candidates download or access the certificate of their achievement?

the certificates of achievements are downloadable and the candidate can access at any time after the completion of the course

6: Will there be any form of quiz more question answer sessions in this course?

There are several forms of quiz and question answer sessions in this course which are organized mainly for the betterment of the candidates

7: Can the certificates of achievements be attached to the CV /resume?

The certificate of achievements can be easily added do you CV or resume and it can also be directly posted on LinkedIn

8: What are the hardware requirements needed to pursue this programme ?

The candidate’s laptop or programming computer must be installed with the latest version of browser candidates should also ensure that the connection of the Internet is good all programme readings are provided as URLs