The Epidemiology of COVID 19: One Year Later

Presented on Friday, February 12, 2021 by Dr. Matthew McQueen

Description: On February 11, 2020 the World Health Organization announced “COVID-19” as the official name associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak that first emerged in Wuhan, China. Since that announcement, we’ve learned a tremendous amount about the virus, how it spreads and who is most vulnerable. During this webinar, we will look back on this tumultuous and tragic year of lessons learned while also peering into the immediate future of what may come.

Presenter Bio: Dr. Matthew McQueen (ScD) is an Epidemiologist and Professor of Integrative Physiology and Director for the Public Health Certificate Program on the CU Boulder campus. Dr. McQueen is engaged in a highly interdisciplinary research program and is the Director of Epidemiology for the CU Boulder Pandemic Response Office. He teaches Introduction to Epidemiology for the public health certificate program as well as introductory and advanced biostatistics for the Department of Integrative Physiology.