{"id":39484,"date":"2024-07-22T11:24:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oucru.org\/?p=39484"},"modified":"2024-08-08T11:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T04:40:07","slug":"oucru-researcher-wins-best-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/2024\/07\/22\/oucru-researcher-wins-best-poster\/","title":{"rendered":"OUCRU Indonesia Researcher Wins Best Poster Presentation at International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024\u00c2\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

OUCRU Indonesia scientist, Dr Edward Sutanto MPH<\/a>, was awarded \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBest Poster Presentation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in the topic of Vaccine and Immunology at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024<\/a>. Edward\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s poster showcased a recently completed study <\/a>on Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women in Indonesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr Edward Sutanto presents his poster to one of the participants at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024 in Oxford.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The study showed that getting vaccinated against Covid-19 when pregnant reduces the chance of premature birth by about 30%. Vaccines that use mRNA (Pfizer and Moderna) and vector-based vaccines (AstraZeneca) produce better immune response against COVID-19 in pregnant women compared to inactivated vaccines (SinoVac and SinoPharm), but pregnancy still weakens this response.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study presented (called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153the PregVax study\u00e2\u20ac\u009d) investigated how several types of Covid-19 vaccines affected pregnant women and their newborns. The study specifically examined how vaccination, including booster shots, induced immunity against Covid-19 in pregnant women and how this immunity is transferred from pregnant women to newborns. Additionally, the study assessed pregnancy outcomes related to these vaccines as well as their safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PregVax involved a cohort of more than 12,000 women and 6,000 newborns in Indonesia. It was conducted with collaborators from the University of Indonesia, University of Diponegoro, University of Mataram, Summit Institute for Development, several regional health offices in Indonesia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Oxford Institute, and MRC Weatherall Institute. It received funding from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward works under the Community Health Programme at OUCRU Indonesia and is a DPhil student at the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward commented, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am glad we received many questions and interest in PregVax during the conference. This is an important study to be conducted in a low- and middle-income country, like Indonesia, as most COVID-19 vaccine studies tend to come from high-income countries. Our study reveals that pregnancy weakens immune responses produced by COVID-19 vaccines, highlighting the urgency for a special vaccination strategy for this high-risk group.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edward was one of many OUCRU researchers who attended the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024. Our delegates from across our programme presented several posters showcasing OUCRU\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s latest research on pandemic preparedness and response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From left to right: <\/em>Ida Ayu Sutrisni<\/em><\/a> (OUCRU Indonesia), <\/em>Dr Nguyen Thanh Ha<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Assoc Prof Jennifer Van Nuil<\/em><\/a> (OUCRU Vietnam) present their COVID-19 studies on <\/em>Social Cohesion among Healthcare Workers<\/em><\/a> and Vulnerability Layers.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ngo Phan Bao Tran<\/em><\/a>, Senior Policy Engagement Coordinator (OUCRU Vietnam), highlights OUCRU Outbreak Advisory Board in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Viet Nam<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pham Ngoc Long (Bill)<\/em><\/a> (OUCRU Vietnam), presents the community engagement framework for pandemic preparedness under the flagship project Southeast Asia Initiative to Combat SARS-CoV-2 Variants (<\/em>SEACOVARIANTS<\/em><\/a>)<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nguyen Hai Yen<\/em><\/a> (OUCRU Vietnam) with her latest research on antimicrobial resistance.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The International Pandemic Sciences Conference, held annually by the Pandemic Sciences Institute<\/a>, the University of Oxford, aims to advance research and public policies to address epidemic and pandemic threats. This year, the event welcomed over 750 delegates in Oxford and online, with participants from 63 different countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OUCRU Indonesia scientist, Dr Edward Sutanto MPH, was awarded \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBest Poster Presentation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in the topic of Vaccine and Immunology at the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2024. Edward\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s poster showcased a recently completed study on Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women in Indonesia.  The study showed that getting vaccinated against Covid-19 when pregnant reduces the chance of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":39552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,146],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-indonesia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39758,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39484\/revisions\/39758"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.oucru.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}