Samantha Vanderslott
@SJVanders
Assoc Prof at @UniofOxford working on global public health, from neglected tropical diseases to vaccines.
It’s here! My new book ‘Pro-vax’ reconsiders vaccination from the perspective of those actively supporting and vocally promoting vaccines. Using contemporary and historical examples, I explore civil society in action through activism, petitions, and trials peterlang.com/document/13077…
Join us on Saturday/sunday with colleagues from UCL and beyond! representing immprove.ac.uk @DigitalCoeliac
Jamie & Leo will be with friends at #ExRdFest Saturday 🧪🧬at the "would you get sick for science" stand 🧪🧬 talking human challenge, vaccines & immunology! greatexhibitionroadfestival.co.uk Eureka Zone - City and Guilds Building @ExRdFestival @helenwagstaffe @SJVanders
Thank you to everyone who came last night in person and online - still buzzing from the discussions. I'm really grateful to have great colleagues and also to have met lots of new people who want to talk about vaccines and society!
Join me & @ajpollard1 tomorrow 5-6pm GMT talking about my book! ‘Pro-vax: Supporting Vaccines through Activism, Petitions, and Trials’ which reconsiders vaccination from the perspective of those who actively support and vocally promote vaccines. youtube.com/live/OnW-Tc8KH…
My take on Module four of the UK covid inquiry: An openness to acknowledge the success and failure of vaccination is essential for dealing with future pandemics.
Module four of the UK covid inquiry, which focused on vaccines and treatments, concluded in January 2025. An openness to acknowledge the success and failure of vaccination is essential for dealing with future pandemics, writes @SJVanders bmj.com/content/388/bm…
A nice collaborative piece of work with Apolline Taillandier and Neil Stephens in Economy & Society covering Neglected Tropical diseases, cultured meat, and AI Safety: 'Effective Altruism, technoscience and the making of philanthropic value' tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
New ‘Health & STS’ reading group starting with @avaatresh on the political, social, legal, ethical dimensions of developments in health knowledge, technology & policy -last Thurs each month @WolfsonCollege. Books we’re reading are on display in the college vaccinesandsociety.org/reading-group/
Scientific + public #controversies around randomized controlled trials shed light on their contigent role as the 'gold standard' of #GlobalHealth interventions @SJVanders on the #WormWars & contested ways of measuring the impact of deworming programmes: doi.org/nvz6
Join us for a Book Talk by Laura Mamo @lmamoHEI who will present her latest book ‘Sexualizing Cancer: HPV and the Politics of Cancer Prevention’ 4-5.30pm Friday, November 15. Lecture Theatre, St Cross College, 61 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LZ. Sign up here: eventbrite.com/e/sexualizing-…
We launched our Migration Series at @Genevaforum. With contributions from 52 authors, 41 institutions & 16 countries, this Series highlights 7 key areas for Europe's transition from migrant health inequity to health equity. Read the full Series here 👇 thelancet.com/series/migrati…
New paper from our healthcare worker vaccine hesitancy & online misinformation project 👩⚕️⚕️❤️🩹: 'Online on the frontline' with @Noemie_Deom @DigitalCoeliac Prof Patricia Kingori. Funded by John Fell @UniofOxford. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Fantastic ‘Lessons Learnt’ session about #vaccine #community #champions in Brent today, followed by a Brazilian lunch.
A fruitful couple of weeks in Boston/ San Francisco catching up with colleagues and doing some archival work - special excursions also concentrated on #disease #migration #interactiveexhibitions Highly recommended: @ICAwatershed @exploratorium @ucb_eslibrary #guadalupemaravilla
Special issue cfp! with @MedEduOnline ‘When the vaccinators won’t get vaccinated: vaccine hesitancy, (mis)information and healthcare workers’ For more details check out: think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_collec… - Abstracts (email corresponding editor): 13 Oct 23 - Manuscript deadline: 30 Apr 24
Another bumper day @cheltfestivals #cheltenhamscience with @OxfordVacGroup @NDMOxford making pathogen mobiles and talking about how #vaccines are made 🦠💉
Big thanks to all who joined us at the open day yesterday to learn more about our research. Great to have so many of you interested! Remember, you could #BePartofResearch. Don't miss out on our exciting research. newsletter.ovg.ox.ac.uk/OVG/index.php?… @OxfordBRC @OxHealthBRC @NIHRresearch
Come find us over at the @WestgateOxford on our vaccine unwrapped stand! Learn about the stages of taking part in one of our research studies. Also opportunities to find out about reliable vaccine information. ℹ️ow.ly/mJlK50NtI38
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 349 UK volunteers participated in a ChAdOx1 vaccine survey. The results gave an insight into improving vaccine confidence and how participants could offer a credible voice to support positive messaging. Full findings below 🔻