How do pandemics end?

Published: May 19, 2022, 7:30 a.m.

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After two really difficult years living in the grip of Covid-19, restrictions are winding down and international borders are opening up in countries around the world. Striking the right balance between the needs of a population fed up with lockdowns and scientists warning we\\u2019ve only reached the end of the beginning is complicated to get right. While it may feel like the worst of Covid-19 has passed, the disease still poses a real threat to us. We ignore this fact at our peril. So, in this week\\u2019s Inquiry Sandra Kanthal will be asking how pandemics really end.

Produced and presented by Sandra Kanthal\\nEditor: Richard Vadon

Guests:\\nDr Margaret Harris, Spokesperson, World Health Organisation \\nNicholas Christakis, Professor of Social and Natural Science, Yale University\\nAris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics, University of Oxford\\nDora Vargha, Professor of History and Medical Humanities, University of Exeter

(Covid face mask lying on the ground. Getty images)

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