On Line Seminar on Thursday on the Virus

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If anyone is interested in the latest on the Wuhan virus, you might want to register for this online seminar. I don't know if it costs anything. I Coronavirus: Your Questions Answered ADD TO CALENDAR THURSDAY MARCH 19, 7PM GMT / 3PM EST POWERED BY SHINDIG Featuring Professor David Heymann, Dr Adam Kucharski, Professor Linda Yueh and Dr Xand Van Tulleken REGISTER https://shindig.com/login/event/coronavirus-your-questions-answered?mc_cid=9980071ff0&mc_eid=e2befe3f3a   In these extraordinary times, we at Intelligence Squared are more committed than ever to our core values of promoting reasoned discussion and examining the most important questions of the day. That’s why, on Thursday March 19 at 7pm GMT / 3pm EST, we are staging an online event on the coronavirus pandemic, giving you the opportunity to ask your questions directly to a panel of some of the world’s top experts. This will be the first in a new programme of online events Intelligence Squared will be holding. The inaugural event will be free of charge. We hope you will join us online to experience this new platform for debate and discussion. We are grateful for your support. To join the event and to pose questions to our experts please register on the Shindig event page here. You will receive an email confirming your registration with a link to join the event at the allotted time. During the event audience members will have the opportunity to submit written questions through the platform. Our expert speakers, including Dr Xand Van Tulleken, epidemiologist Professor David Heymann, statistician Dr Adam Kucharski and economist Professor Linda Yueh, will examine the most urgent questions many of us have about the virus: How can we protect ourselves? How long will the current situation last? Why has the death rate been so high in Italy? And why have some other countries apparently been more successful at reducing the spread of the virus? Why hasn’t there been more testing in the UK and USA? What are the likely consequences of the virus for our healthcare systems and our economies? Join us this Thursday at 7pm GMT / 3pm EST, on Shindig and hear from some of the world’s highest regarded epidemiologists, statisticians and economists on what has quickly become the most pressing issue of our day.  Note: Please try to join our event from a device that has a strong internet connection for the best user experience.

Dr Adam Kucharski Associate Professor and Sir Henry Dale Fellow in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. His research uses mathematical and statistical models to understand outbreaks of disease and the effects of social behaviour and immunity on transmission and control. He is the author of The Rules of Contagion: Why Things Spread - and Why They Stop.    Professor David Heymann Former Chairman of Public Health England, with over 22 years of experience at the World Health Organisation where he was Assistant Director-General for Health Security and Environment, as well as the Director General’s Representative for Polio Eradication. Prior to this he was Executive Director of the WHO Communicable Diseases Cluster, during which he headed the global response to SARS, and Chief of Research of the Global Programme on AIDS. He is currently Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House.    Professor Linda Yueh Economist, broadcaster, and writer. She is Fellow in Economics, St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford; Adjunct Professor of Economics, London Business School; and Visiting Professor, IDEAS, London School of Economics. Her latest book is The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today, which was one of The Times’ Business Books of the Year.   Dr Xand Van Tulleken Doctor and broadcaster with a diploma in Tropical Medicine, a Diploma in International Humanitarian Assistance and a Master's in Public Health from Harvard, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He has presented numerous science shows for the BBC and Channel 4, often alongside his twin brother Chris.