Pathogens, Public Health, and the Pandemic with Iain MacLeod, Ph.D.
When Science Speaks
English - June 04, 2021 13:47 - 20 minutes - 37.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Social Sciences engineering scicom communication research science scipol technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this week's episode, Iain MacLeod Ph.D., co-founder, CEO and Chief Science Officer of Aldatu Biosciences, joins Mark in discussing a range of issues related to virology and public health - and why we can't "vaccinate our way out of the pandemic".
Topics include:
How Iain became interested in pathology and virology
What motivated Iain to get his law degree and how it informs his work and professional perspective
What led Iain to co-found Aldatu Biosciences and his priority projects there right now
Iain's February 2021 article in StatNews in which he makes a point that may startle - and likely disappoint - readers, writing: “We can’t vaccinate our way out of this pandemic. And the myopic focus on achieving herd immunity through mass vaccination may even make it tougher for America — and the world — to defeat Covid-19.”
The need to strengthen the U.S. public health infrastructure and how Iain would prioritize the improvements