Education
EDUbox pandemic
Together with partners Brightlab, health house, imec, VRT, the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and the Belgian government, VIB has created an online interactive EDUbox. Students from the third up to the sixth year in secondary school can use this combination of text, video, and online simulations to understand what a pandemic is and what we can do about it.
Vaccinsverklaard.be
A VIB website (in Dutch) that explains everything about vaccines.
How are they made? How do they work? Find out through stories, a quiz, and a Q&A.
COVID-19 tests
We've all been told about the importance of testing for COVID-19, but how do these tests actually work? VIB students will tell you everything about it in this video.
Just for KIDS!
Have little kids at home? Wondering how to tell them about COVID-19? We have the solution for you thanks to scientists Adrian Liston and Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez. Adrian wrote two children books which Sonia beautifylly illustrated.
All about the coronavirus
Check out this free easy-to-read book about the coronavirus and how we are defeating it.
Maya’s mervellous Medicine
This wonderful new immunology story tells your kids all about how vaccines work.
Read it for free online (below) or order a print copy here.