On Friday, July 30th, David Leonhardt in the New York Times "The Morning" wrote about how mysterious COVID-19 is. He emphasized the "boom and bust" nature of waves, arguing that human behavior appears to make little difference....
CP: Canada is, I believe, an exception, since both the elimination strategy and the mitigation strategy for COVID are carried out on the same territory. Can you explain this particularity?
SB: My country, Canada, has indeed...
Covid Action Group Podcast - Episode 1
Guest: Prof. Dr. Matthias F. Schneider Producer and Host: Alex Milne
Summary
Despite all we know about how to fight the virus, the western world has largely failed to contain its...
(English translation of the German original)
The return to face-to-face teaching will only succeed if the three basic pillars of pandemic control are followed for the fall.The concept behind this is called "Vaccinate-PLUS".
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CP: Until the surge last April, India was doing a good job of containing the epidemic. What was it doing right?
SR: I believe the most important thing India did right at the beginning was to impose a strict lockdown early on, when...
Since the beginning of the crisis, there have been two strategies at work around the world to defeat COVID: Zero COVID and vaccines as part of the mitigation strategy. Instead of pitting them against each other, we can mix them to really...
CP: What brought the Wuhan outbreak to your attention so early on, when most of the world remained unaware of the danger?
MR: It was no coincidence. At the time, I was deeply immersed in the study of possible threats the Israeli...
Below is a script of the interview of Dr. Carlos Gershenson on El Heraldo Noticias con Jesús Martín Mendoza. The script has been translated and edited for clarity.
Jesus Martin Mendoza (JMM): How will this third wave of...
Just after President Macron's televised address announcing mandatory vaccination for all healthcare workers and the extension of the health pass to many places on July 21, the online vaccine appointment booking website Doctolib exploded...
Vaccines are a powerful tool against COVID-19, yet vaccines alone are demonstrably not enough. It’s not a case of either/or - risk management is additive. We need to help vaccines work best with a layered strategy including vaccines,...
COVID-19 is predominantly an urban phenomenon in India. However, a gradual ingress to peri-urban, rural, and tribal areas is taking place. The state governments of Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh are acting to curb the spread by launching a...
