How are scientists working out what's going on with the virus and what interventions work and don't? Why does it seem like scientists change their minds so often or are slow to come around to new thinking? And are response decisions following the science?
As countries grapple with how best to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and the reverberations it is sending through their societies and economies, understanding of how the virus is behaving, and what measures might best combat it, continues to advance.
The 19th in a weekly series of interactive webinars on the coronavirus with Professor David Heymann and special guest, Richard Horton, helping us to understand the science and make sense of the latest developments in the global crisis.
Dr Horton is editor-in-chief of The Lancet. He was the first president of the World Association of Medical Editors and he is a former president of the US Council of Science Editors.
Professor Heymann is a world-leading authority on infectious disease outbreaks. He led the World Health Organization’s response to SARS and has been advising the organization on its response to the coronavirus.
