Medical Ethics in Motion: Colonialism and Yellow Fever Vaccination in French West Africa – A Conversation with Dr. Aro Velmet

Lunch & Learn Series
Mayer Auditorium, Keck School of Medicine
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Dr. Aro Velmet

Should vaccination against endemic diseases be mandatory? How can doctors and policymakers weigh the benefits of vaccination against dangers posed by side effects and accidental contamination?

Join us for a HEAL Lunch & Learn event, featuring Dr. Aro Velmet. Dr. Velmet is Assistant Professor of European History at USC Dornsife College. His book, Pasteur’s Empire: Politics and Bacteriology in France, its Colonies, and the World is published with Oxford University Press (2020). He works on the history of technology, medicine, and ideas of government in the modern world.

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