Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
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🗓️ 3 July 2020
⏱️ 35 minutes
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In this episode:
02:15 Simulating pandemics
Researchers have run numerous military-style simulations to predict the consequences of fictitious viral outbreaks. We discuss how these simulations work, what recommendations come out of them and if any of these warnings have been heeded.
24:08 One good thing
Our hosts pick out things that have made them smile in the last week, including audience feedback, the official end of the Ebola outbreak in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and an enormous t-shirt collection.
News: World’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo
28:50 The latest coronavirus research papers
Benjamin Thompson takes a look through some of the key coronavirus papers of the last few weeks.
News: Coronavirus research updates
Cell: A SARS-CoV-2 Infection Model in Mice Demonstrates Protection by Neutralizing Antibodies
Cell: Generation of a Broadly Useful Model for COVID-19 Pathogenesis, Vaccination, and Treatment
Clincal Infectious Diseases: The natural history and transmission potential of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection
Nature: Suppression of a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in the Italian municipality of Vo’
medRxiv: Test sensitivity is secondary to frequency and turnaround time for COVID-19 surveillance
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination. |
| 0:11.1 | Not a care in the world as you simply lean back and before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:16.7 | London to Glasgow from just 46 pounds each way. |
| 0:20.5 | Avanti West Coast. |
| 0:22.0 | Feel good travel. |
| 0:23.8 | Exclusions and limitations apply. |
| 0:25.6 | Full terms and conditions can be founded at avantiwestcoastcoast.com. |
| 0:28.4 | U.K. forward slash plan. |
| 0:30.5 | You might want to step back from your speaker or remove your headphones. |
| 0:34.2 | Yes! I can't. I just can't believe it. |
| 0:38.2 | Marks found out his 11.4 million pounds on Lotto. |
| 0:42.3 | This is just... |
| 0:44.0 | I don't... |
| 0:44.6 | You know what? |
| 0:46.9 | I've got tears in my eyes. |
| 0:50.0 | Yep, that's 11.4 million. |
| 0:52.7 | Lotto. |
| 0:53.6 | Will you be the next Christmas millionaire? |
| 0:56.3 | The National Lottery. Rules and procedures apply. |
| 0:58.6 | Players must be 18 or over. |
| 1:02.3 | Welcome to Corona Pod. |
| 1:05.7 | In this show, we're going to bring you nature's take on the latest COVID-19 developments. |
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