Contagion

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Episode 6 of the Science at the Movies podcast, hosted by Abigail James and Freda Werdiger, titled "Contagion" was published on February 25, 2021 and runs 88 minutes.

February 25, 2021 ·88m · Science at the Movies

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We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011)Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!?"Quark! Quark!"Twitter: @movies_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Articles:How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and InnovationPCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & InnovationCDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDCBelief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College LondonPapers:Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187Mythbusters:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters - World Health Organization Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011)

Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!?

"Quark! Quark!"

Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and Innovation
PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & Innovation
CDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC
2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDC
Belief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College London

Papers:

Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9
Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011
Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187

Mythbusters:

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters - World Health Organization

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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