Is there a relationship between obesity and COVID-19?

In this episode, we are joined by Geographer, Margarida Pereira. Margarida has a masters in Public Health, a PhD in Human Geography and is now working as a Postdoctoral fellow with the Centre for Research on Pandemics and Society (PANSOC) at OsloMet.  We discuss her current research regarding the links between obesity and COVID-19 and Margarida reflects upon her educational background, as well as her experience of living in Angola during the Ebola outbreak. Other episodes about pandemics Writing a Master’s thesis on pandemics, during a pandemic Researching a pandemic, during a pandemic Hvordan ble helselover brukt under Spanskesyken? Fra Spanskesyken til Covid-19 Barn med funksjonsnedsettelser under pandemien