covid-19:
from evidence to advice
Why does expert advice change?
How can we interpret risk evidence?
How do we deal with uncertainty?
In this episode we focus on Source-Pathway-Receptor Framework and, as always, a bit of cost benefit analysis
***February 2021 update on masks ***
Given the new virus variants, we wanted to check out the new advice about masks. Listen to the quick update (we sneak in ‘the precautionary principle’ too). You can download the references which we used for the update by clicking: updated Covid19 & mask references Feb 2021
From August 2020. One of the
biggest changes the coronavirus pandemic has caused in our day-to-day lives is
that we now wear a mask in shops, restaurants, and public transport – after a
long debate about whether we should wear them.
Why has this
advice changed? Can we trust science if it is so susceptible to change? How can
we join the dots from evidence to advice?
How should we
wear the masks (or gloves or visors) and look after them? Is there a way to
protect ourselves that’s sustainable and affordable? We investigate.
Also,
you’ve probably read headlines claiming that countries led by female leaders
fared better at containing the pandemic. We look at the research on women
leaders and at what sets them apart from more autocratic male leaders.
***All information and statistics correct at time of recording: early August 2020***
***The views we and our guests express in this podcast are our own***