“When the craic is over”
“When the craic is over” Hauke Weiß The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the life of almost every person on the planet. In Dublin, restrictions of public life have been tight [...]
The dark side and the bright side of the confinement
The dark side and the bright side of the confinement Adriana Loverre Confined for weeks, France kept adopting additional measures to contain the pandemic. Fortunately, the number of [...]
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT?
The COVID-19 outbreak is what we call a wicked problem. It is highly complex, characterized by factual uncertainty, while values are in dispute and the stakes are high. Although wicked problems [...]
“This chronicle is not a story of definitive victory…”
“This chronicle is not a story of definitive victory…” —Albert Camus, The Plague Maria Soultsioti “There have been as many plagues in the world as there have been wars, yet plagues and wars [...]
April 2020: Turbulent times, intense feelings
April 2020: Turbulent times, intense feelings Xavier Martiáñez Vendrell Back in 1573 and 1574, during the Eighty Years’ War (also known as the Dutch War for Independence), the city [...]
Lockdown. A word I’ve never heard before…
Lockdown. A word I’ve never heard before… Coralie Guy Last September, I left France to start a PhD in Immunology in Ireland. Never would I have imagined witnessing such [...]
A journey into a world you have never known : A COVID – 19 diary from a young virologist in Austria
A journey into a world you have never known: A COVID-19 diary from a young virologist in Austria. Zsofia Keszei “As Franklin P Jones said, experience is the marvelous thing that [...]
L’odeur de la pandémie: The scent of pandemia
“L’odeur de la pandémie”: The scent of pandemia? Alix Spahn The pungent, ticklish smell of disinfectant became a routine part of the laboratory center’s entrance procedure. [...]
WHICH CRISIS? WHOSE EVIDENCE? ROBUST AND INCLUSIVE EVIDENCE FOR RAPID OUTBREAK GUIDANCE
The speed at which guidance needs to be produced during the COVID-19 outbreak poses a huge challenge to guidance producing bodies around the globe. How to appraise and include wide ranging types [...]
“Lucky” During a Lockdown?
“Lucky” During a Lockdown? Pau Ribó Molina The first news of a SARS virus outbreak in China seemed very far away from the Netherlands. Nevertheless, frequent updates were provided [...]
