A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Beate Kampmann
(24/08) Beate comments on President Trump’s decision to fast track the approval of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine on BBC News. Beate said: “What’s disconcerting is the political point-scoring in the development of vaccines … if we…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Heidi Larson
(18/08) Heidi emphasises the importance of active listening to tackle vaccine hesitancy on BBC Radio 4 (from 18:41). Heidi said: “We cannot dismiss any questions because vaccines do have risks and we need to be honest about that…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Beate Kampmann
(11/08) Beate stresses that without safety and efficacy trials, Russia’s approval of a COVID-19 vaccine is “scientifically unsound” on LBC. Beate said: “The announcement appears to be driven by politics rather than science. Having a vaccine tested…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Rashida Ferrand
(04/08) Rashida explains how the COVID-19 crisis in Zimbabwe is being aggravated by the strike of healthcare workers on Euronews. Rashida said: “We barely have any doctors or nurses providing any services for coronavirus or…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Peter Piot
(21/07) Peter suggests in The Telegraph (£) that the custom of shaking hands should be abandoned to curb the spread of COVID-19. Peter said: “Many of the cultural behaviours in other countries may have been determined by the need…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
David Heymann
(14/07) David discusses the possibility of airborne transmission of COVID-19 in The Guardian. David said: “There is limited evidence that aerosols generated by talking, coughing or sneezing can spread more than 1 metre, thus becoming airborne, and there…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Heidi Larson
(07/07) Heidi Larson tells The Telegraph (£) that governments and public health officials will need to reassure the public that any new COVID-19 vaccine is safe. Heidi said: “If there was one moment to feature the value of vaccines…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Peter Piot
(30/06) Peter emphasises that face masks should be compulsory in all public and enclosed spaces, in The Guardian. Peter said: “Britain is a nation of people who want absolute evidence, and the evidence for masks is more ecological, as…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
Peter Piot
(24/06) On The China Current, Peter highlights the importance of mass behavioural change as a “second line of defence” against COVID-19 in the absence of an effective vaccine. Peter said: “As long as there’s one person on…
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19
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