About this episode:
Every four years, the Olympics brings athletes and spectators together from all over the world in one of the largest mass gathering events. Planning begins years in advance, and public health security is a major consideration. Experts are brought in to map out possible threats and think through preparedness for everything from terrorist attacks to addressing rumors to responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Today: Considerations for Paris 2024 and lessons learned from the last two historic Olympics held during the pandemic.
Guest:Lucia Mullen is a preparedness and response expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and a member of the WHO\u2019s Collaborating Centre for Mass Gathering network.
Host:Lindsay Smith Rogers, MA, is the producer of the Public Health On Call podcast, an editor for Expert Insights, and the director of content strategy for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Show links and related content:The Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Olympic Games held during the COVID-19 pandemic: planning, outcomes, and lessons learnt\u2013The Lancet
Mass-gathering decision making and its implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014The Lancet
Bonus Episode: The 2022 Pandemic Olympics\u2013Public Health On Call
Episode #337: The Tokyo Olympics and COVID-19\u2013Public Health On Call
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