From Pandemic to Endemic: Living with COVID-19
Our guest is Professor David Heymann, an American physician and epidemiologist based at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He has held leading positions at the WHO for more than 20 years, coordinating global responses to epidemics such as Ebola, AIDS, polio, and SARS. He also served as Chairman of Public Health England from 2009 until 2017. Professor Heymann shares his perspectives on post-pandemic life and on opportunities for the public health sector.
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