[VIRTUAL EVENT] What is the best way to stop a pandemic?
As we have seen with the recent outbreaks of coronavirus, Ebola and Zika, governments sometimes exercise right to impose exceptional measures to protect public health during global health emergencies. However, is this the most effective response to a pandemic? Might limiting citizens’ freedoms have unintended consequences?
In this global health lab we look at the wide range of strategies to prevent and respond to pandemic, including mass health communication, border controls, forms of confinement or quarantine, food chain interventions, vaccination programmes and others to explore what the best way to stop a pandemic might be. Join us!
Chairs:
- Dr Richard Horton, The Lancet
- Prof Martin McKee, LSHTM
Speakers:
- Prof David Heymann, LSHTM
- Dr Hayley Macgregor, Institute of Development Studies
- Dr Adam Kucharski, LSHTM
Read the latest expert comment and analysis on coronavirus from LSHTM researchers in our media highlights. Find out about our latest COVID-19 research and other activites at lshtm.ac.uk/coronavirus. Subscribe to LSHTM Viral, a new global health podcast focusing on the science behind the coronavirus outbreak and global response.
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