DOM In the News
Read about how the Department of Medicine is responding to the outbreak of the coronavirus respiratory illness COVID-19. See related COVID-19 publications.
Department of Medicine Covid Grand Rounds - Vaccine Roll-out, the State of the Pandemic, and Variants – in the U.S. and U.K.
Vaccine Roll-out, the State of the Pandemic, and Variants – in the U.S. and U.K.ts
Session moderated by Bob Wachter
In this UCSF Department of Medicine Covid Grand Rounds, Susan Philip, the acting Health Officer for the SF Department of Public Health, will give us an update on vaccine distribution in San Francisco. George Rutherford then reviews the current state of the pandemic, including the improving situation in California, which led to a relaxation of stay-at-home orders this week.
Finally, we explore the new viral variants from two perspectives. Sir Patrick Vallance, Chief Scientific Officer for the United Kingdom, will discuss the UK’s experience with the B117 variant, including emerging information that the variant may not only be more infectious but potentially more likely to be fatal too. Shane Crotty, Professor of Immunology at the La Jolla Institute, will describe our evolving understanding of all of the variants, what they mean for California and the U.S., and how we should respond.
Speakers:
Shane Crotty, PhD, Professor, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Research, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Susan Philip, MD, MPH, Acting Health Officer, San Francisco, Dept. of Public Health
George Rutherford, MD, UCSF Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of the Prevention and Public Health Group
Sir Patrick Vallance, FRS, FMedSci, FRCP, Chief Scientific Advisor, Government of the United Kingdom
Zoom Information:
Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device by clicking:
https://ucsf.zoom.us/j/96930644080?pwd=WkxtRmNRNTJ6bzY1cUQ0Ukhrd0V1UT09
Webinar ID: 969 3064 4080
Password: 268445
Or join by phone by dialing (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 312 626 6799 or
+1 646 558 8656 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592
International numbers available: https://ucsf.zoom.us/u/abBh6VatYU
The session will be recorded for later play :
https://medicine.ucsf.edu/covid-19-news-coverage
Nathan Lo featured in Forbes Global Health Article
Jan 20, 2021: As America Engages With WHO Again, An Overwhelming Sense Of Relief And Hope
As the federal administration moves back toward an engaged international stance, global health experts were invited to comment on how the policy shift would impact their work on the international stage. We were thrilled to have our own Nathan Lo included in the roster. Read the Forbes article here.