Welcome to Omega!

Discover the Science Behind Immunisation!

Omega is a free, innovative ten-topic program aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9 and NSW Curriculum, designed to engage students with the science of immunisation. Through interactive learning resources, real-world case studies, and expert insights, we make complex scientific concepts accessible and exciting.

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Learn the science of immunisation across 10 topics

Transcript

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for centuries humans wondered but didn’t

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know what was the cause of infectious

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diseases was it due to poison witchcraft

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bad air it took until the end of the

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nineteenth century for us to discover

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the germ theory of disease so what’s the

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big idea

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with omega infectious science we want to

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inspire students and we want to connect

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them with vaccine experts with inventors

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with Nobel Prize winners through

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technology in the classroom in this

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series of ten lessons we explore the

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science the principles of observation of

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experimentation ethics and history as

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well and we can understand how we

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protect ourselves and our families and

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communities against a host of infectious

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diseases

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we want to teach and learn high quality

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science so that you can understand

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science you can even be a scientist and

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use science in everyday life who knows

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one day you could change the world

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[Applause]

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[Music]

Omega is a product of the Immunisation Coalition

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Learn the science, change the world

Omega is a remarkable journey into the science of infectious diseases, epidemics and immunisation

Learn

Learn the science of what infectious diseases do and how vaccines work

Explore

Explore the history and social impacts of infectious disease and vaccines

Apply

Use mathematics and apply critical thinking to prevent disease outbreaks

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Bringing the experts to you!

Meet your presenter, guide, interviewer and real life research expert, Professor Robert Booy.

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