Deep Look into COVID-19: Adapting to a COVID World

As the second anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches, along with the specter of outbreaks during the winter season, the world continues to grapple with uncertainties of the pandemic. Join UC San Diego experts who describe how epidemic modeling and data-driven approaches led to the strategies behind UC San Diego’s Return to Learn program. Scientists also discuss the latest research on proteins known as interferons and their promise as anti-viral COVID-19 therapeutics. And finally, hear from evolutionary biologists about what we’ve learned about disease transmission, changes from the initial Wuhan virus strain and what these variants could mean for the future of this pandemic. Recorded on 12/02/2021. [Show ID: 37692]

00:00 - Start
00:06 - Kit Poliagno - Introduction
02:46 - Elina Zúñiga - Mixed News About Interferons: Implications for COVID19
19:17 - Justin Meyer - How has SARS-CoV-2 Evolved?
36:05 - Natasha Martin - UC San Diego Return to Learn: Insights from Modeling and our Adaptive Approach to COVID19
49:26 - Q&A

Please Note: Experts are working quickly to fight and respond to COVID-19. Knowledge about health and medicine is constantly evolving. This information may become out of date.

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[Patryk....]

Very few immunologists talks about interferons especially IFNs type I, or interleukins eg. IL6 in case of severe covid(autoimmune reactions).

[mickdodge]

Out Standing presentation, thank you for putting this together, very valuable.

[audreyofnuthatchhill]

Great presentations. Thank you for providing helpful informtion!! I'm looking forward to the forthcoming update from Prof Meyer regarding the newest variant.

[denisethomson]

Why did WL release this on the world 🙁😢🙏