Dr Sylvie Briand
Director #epidemic and #pandemic diseases @WHO. Mother of 3. Committed to #HealthForAll & #GlobalHealth Retweet ≠endorsement. Views are my own
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Investing in public health most important lesson of Covid pandemic, says WHO chief scientist
Addressing the 15th JRD Tata Memorial Oration, Soumya Swaminathan highlighted the impact of the pandemic on education, violence against women, reproductive health and services.
Gesundheitsminister Spahn positiv auf Corona getestet
Bundesgesundheitsminister Jens Spahn (CDU) ist positiv auf das Coronavirus getestet worden und befindet sich jetzt zuhause in Quarantäne. Bislang zeigten sich nur Erkältungssymptome, so sein Ministerium.
Shielding the vulnerable – a strategy for long-term pandemic response - Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform
How to appropriately design and implement shielding with community input, socioeconomic support, and trust
Covid-19 : le traçage «à la japonaise», la méthode qui permettrait de savoir où l’on se contamine
Plutôt que de traquer seulement les cas contact des personnes positives, de nombreux scientifiques appellent à s’intéresser aussi aux indivi
Le Congrès des Régions passe en mode visio | Paroles d'élus
Les congressistes pourront malgré tout participer à ce 16ème congrès Régions de France lundi prochain grâce à un format en visio
How a Public Health Approach Could Help Curb the Infodemic
Much like a virus, social media content can only really be understood as part of a broader ecosystem.
Dr Sylvie Briand
How a Public Health Approach Could Help Curb the Infodemic
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Coronavirus: Republic of Ireland to move to highest restrictions
The new rules, broadly similar to the spring lockdown, are due to last for six weeks.
Fighting the Infodemic: How Communicators Can Combat the World’s Epidemic of Science Misinformation (in the Age of COVID-19)
This panel will ask the experts what communicators can do to ensure that the data and science we disseminate is accurate, accessible, and unbiased, recognizing our mounting responsibility for human sa
New virus restrictions in Europe; Merkel warns of hard days
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to come together like they did in the spring to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the country posted another daily record of new cases...
How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation
False news is on the rise. We can fight the spread with a simple exercise: Slow down and be skeptical.
Covid-19/Europe : pas de confinement général mais des mesures ciblées
Face à la poussée exponentielle de la Covid-19, le Bureau de l’OMS en Europe prône « des mesures proportionnées et ciblées » mais pas de confinement général comme au printemps dernier.
16 Photos of Social-Distancing Symbols from Around the World
From miniature airplanes to oversized stuffed animals, cities around the world are using various tools and symbols to make people stay safely apart.
The Lancet, 17 October 2020, Volume 396, Issue 10258, Pages 1129-1306
Explore the current issue of The Lancet, a world leading medical journal published weekly since 1823
'Near extinction' of influenza in NZ as numbers drop due to lockdown
Mask wearing and social distancing for Covid-19 has all but cut influenza cases in New Zealand this year, with only six flu isolates detected in this country from April to August. Professor Michael Baker offers his analysis.
Repurposed antiviral drugs for COVID-19; interim WHO SOLIDARITY trial results
BACKGROUND WHO expert groups recommended mortality trials in hospitalized COVID-19 of four re-purposed antiviral drugs. METHODS Study drugs were Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine, Lopinavir (fixed-dose combination with Ritonavir) and Interferon-β1a...
Governments across the WHO European Region contribute over US$ 749 million to the COVID-19 global response
Governments from across the WHO European Region have donated and pledged over US$ 749 million (€630.7 million) to help fund the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic around the world through the COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan (SPRP).
Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments
Solidarity fails to find mortality benefits in four treatments—but the global trial itself wins praise