Next week, weβll be wrapping up Coronapod in its current form. Please fill out our short survey to let us know your thoughts on the show. In this episode: 02:15 Simulating pandemics Researchers have run numerous military-style simulations to predict the consequences of fictitious viral outbreaks. We discuss how these simulations work, what recommendations come out of them and if any of these warnings have been heeded. 24:08 One good thing Our hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last week, including audience feedback, the official end of the Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and an enormous t-shirt collection. News: Worldβs second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo 28:50 The latest coronavirus research papers Benjamin Thompson takes a look through some of the key coronavirus papers of the last few weeks. News: Coronavirus research updates Cell: A SARS-CoV-2 Infection Model in Mice Demonstrates Protection by Neutralizing Antibodies Cell: Generation of a Broadly Useful Model for COVID-19 Pathogenesis, Vaccination, and Treatment Clincal Infectious Diseases: The natural history and transmission potential of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection Nature: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Voβ medRxiv: Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Via https://play.acast.com/s/nature/coronapod-lessonsfrompandemic-war-game-simulations |
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