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Whether or not to ‘call off’ a pandemic goes beyond epidemiology of disease
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Whether or not to ‘call off’ a pandemic goes beyond epidemiology of disease
An infectious outbreak can conclude in more ways than one, historians say. But for whom does it end, and who gets to decide?
The coronavirus years? Historical perspectives on COVID-19 and its aftermath This symposium, organised in conjunction with History & Policy, Institute of Historical Research will draw on historical research to explore the policy challenges that result from significant health and social crises and show how these were addressed in the past. The symposium seeks to move beyond the historical analysis of the ‘emergency’ phase of pandemics and assess their longer running legacies. The event consists of two half days of two sessions, tackling three papers in each session w...
Considering COVID-19 through the lens of previous pandemics. An interview with Graham Mooney and Jeremy Greene | MARCH 30, 2021 This Q&A is excerpted from the February 3 episode of the Public Health On Call Podcast.Subscribe to Podcast This article is adapted from the February 3 episode of the Public Health On Call podcast, in which host Stephanie Desmon interviewed historians of medicine Graham Mooney and Jeremy Greene about what the end to the COVID-19 pandemic might look like, what history tells us about vaccine hesitancy, and one way this time might be different. How do pandemics end? Jer...
The Atlantic One Country Has Jumped Ahead on Vaccinations Israel has vaccinated six times more of its population than the United States. Can others learn from its success? January 23, 2021 Oded Balilty / AP One nation has already provided more than a quarter of its people with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, outpacing every other country in the world and more than sextupling the percentage in the United States. During one recent three-day period, in fact, it administered a dose of the vaccine to a higher percentage of its population than the U.S. has altogether. Nearly three-fourths of...