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Coronavirus: The Whole Story
Presented by UCL alumna & broadcaster Vivienne Parry, and featuring UCL researchers & academics.
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53. Coronavirus: The Whole Story - The Live Finale
39:09Listen to the highlights of our series finale, recorded live on 21 July 2021. Hosted by UCL alumna, broadcaster and writer, Vivienne Parry OBE, our global audience put their questions to the experts.Guests:- Professor Dame Anne Johnson (Professor of Infectious Disease, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Population Health Sciences). Adviser to the SAGE committee.- Professor Deenan Pillay (Professor of Virology, Division of Infection & Immunity, UCL Faculty of Medical Sciences). Adviser to the Independent SAGE committee.- Professor Susan Michie (Professor of Health Psychology, Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, Division of Psychology & Language Sciences, UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences). Adviser to the Sage and Independent SAGE committees.- Professor Andrew Hayward (Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Inclusion Health Research, UCL Institute of Epidemiology & Health). Adviser to the Sage and Nervtag committees.Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirusView the transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts…nscript-episode-53
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52. Are we already experiencing a third wave?
26:54Today Vivienne Parry talks to Professor Francois Balloux (Chair in Computational Systems Biology and Chair of the UCL Genetics Institute) and Dr Keri Wong (Assistant Professor in Psychology in the Department of Psychology and Human Development at UCL IOE) about the lockdown extension, a potential third wave here in the UK and what this means for us mentally and physically.Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirusUCL-Penn Global COVID Study - Webinar https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-what-do-you-need-to-recover-from-covid-19-webinar-5-of-5-tickets-153621318499With the end of lockdown in England in July, our Coronavirus: The Whole Story podcast is also coming to an end. Join us on Wednesday 21 July for the finale of Coronavirus: The Whole Story, a live panel event hosted by Vivienne Parry.Ask the experts directly in this very special finale to showcase the amazing work that has taken place across UCL. > http://bit.ly/CTWSlive
51. How have our shopping habits changed?
21:14Lockdown is easing, the vaccination programme here in the UK is making steady progress, the sun is shining again, it almost feels as if the end is in sight. But what is the “normal” that we’re returning to going to look like?The pandemic has changed a lot of things about the way the world works and one area, in particular, is shopping. In this week’s episode, host Vivienne Parry speaks to entrepreneur Professor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic (UCL Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology) to understand how the pandemic has affected our shopping habits from delivery apps to online purchasing to the “death” of the highstreet.Transcript and more infor on www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/coronavirusTo hear more podcasts from UCL (University College London) visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts.
50. What is Long COVID?
28:47Over a year on from the start of the pandemic, many people are still suffering complications after contracting coronavirus in the first wave. In our 50th episode, we explore the long-term physical and psychological effects of the virus by talking to two researchers about their groundbreaking work with “Long COVID”. Find out more about the symptoms of Long COVID, what to do if you think you have it, and what not to say to a Long COVID sufferer!Guests: Dr Alexandra Burton, Senior Research Fellow in Behavioural Science / Behaviour Change at the Institute of Epidemiology & Health, Faculty of Population Health SciencesDr Michael Zandi, Honorary Associate Professor in the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Department of Neuromuscular DiseasesTranscript: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/coronavirus/transcript-episode-50Check out more UCL Podcasts on https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts
49. What's happening in India?
26:15One thing that we have learned about coronavirus on this podcast is that it doesn’t affect everyone equally. Whilst the UK and US have been able to vaccinate over half their populations so far this year, the virus has been having a devastating impact in other parts of the world. Today we are going to be talking about the current crisis in India, their deadly second wave and what can be done to help.Join Vivienne Parry speak with two UCL experts, Dr Vageesh Jain (UCL Institute for Global Health) and Dr Shikta Das (UCL Cardiovascular Science).Access the transcript on https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts/coronavirus/transcript-episode-49
48. Are COVID-19 vaccines safe?
31:07Get the facts about COVID-19 vaccines.With the recent news that under-40s are going to be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, we speak to two UCL experts to explore the risks and benefits of coronavirus vaccines. How safe are vaccines? Do they cause blood clots? And how does this risk compare with other day-to-day activities? Listen to find out.Transcript and more information on www.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-minds/podcasts…nscript-episode-48
47. What's happening in Westminster?
33:10This week marks one year since we launched our first episode of Coronavirus: The Whole Story - when we had no idea what challenges lay ahead of us. In today’s episode, we speak to three UCL experts to hear about how much has changed in that time, looking specifically at government and the law. What powers have been brought in to help enforce lockdown and tackle the virus? Have they been given the correct amount of scrutiny? And, how do they compare to other coronavirus laws created by other countries? Tune in to find out.Guests: Prof Meg Russell, Constitution Unit, UCL Political ScienceProf Jeff King, UCL LawsDr Melanie Smallman, Dept of Science and Technology StudiesRead more:Lex AtlasOxford Compendium of National Legal Responses to Covid-19