Marking two years of COVID-19

Earlier this week marked two years since the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the WHO European Region. In this episode we speak with a frontline healthcare worker, the importance of vaccination and find out what it was like to coordinate the emergency response in the Region.Show notes:Laura Lupi, COVID-19 nurse: together, we can beat this virus [https://www.euro.who.int/en/countries/italy/news/news/2020/4/laura-lupi,-covid-19-nurse-together,-we-can-beat-this-virus]Two years of COVID-19: What it takes to run an emergency response across 53 countries [https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/pages/news/news/2022/01/two-years-of-covid-19-what-it-takes-to-run-an-emergency-response-across-53-countries]Living with COVID-19 – 2 years on [https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/coronavirus-covid-19/news/news/2022/01/living-with-covid-19-2-years-on]The Omicron variant: sorting fact from myth [https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/pages/news/news/2022/01/the-omicron-variant-sorting-fact-from-myth]Celebrating the CSO Initiative: building community readiness, response and resilience to emergencies [https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-emergencies/pages/news/news/2022/01/celebrating-the-cso-initiative-building-community-readiness,-response-and-resilience-to-emergencies]To find out further about any of the subjects covered in the Health In Europe podcast, visit our website: https://www.who.int/europe/