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BUILDING WEAPONS AGAINST EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES Epidemic infectious diseases pose grave risks and burdens to medical services and public health systems, as evidenced by COVID-19. Members of the Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics (CVVT) aim to develop that critical base of knowledge and transform impactful research discoveries into practical applications to control and even prevent infectious diseases. “Our overarching goal is to develop novel treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, influenza and HIV, which affect millions of patients worldwide and are associated with serious public health and socioeconomic consequences,” said Professor Yuen Kwok- yung, who is one of the world’s top experts on the microbiology of emerging infectious diseases and leader of the CVVT. Professor Yuen Kwok-yung Centre for Virology, Vaccinology and Therapeutics 病毒與疫苗研究中心 13 Medical Faculty News