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	Podcast:		Story Scanner
	Episode:		#6 - Science fights pandemics
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:15:32
	Publish Date:		2021-11-06 18:17:14
	Description:		There is now light at the end of the Covid19 pandemic tunnel as we benefit, thanks to science and research, from greater understanding of the virus and from vaccines and improved models of care and treatment. This episode of Story Scanner looks at what we have learnt, the role of research and how we can be better equipped to face future pandemics. Jérôme Adda, Dean for Research at Bocconi University, talks about the importance of research and science in the last 18 months and of his studies looking into comparative cost-effectiveness analysis of public policies during Covid19 and other epidemics. Aleksandra Torbica, Director of CERGAS Bocconi and special advisor to the Chair of the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development talks about the main findings and recommendations of the Commission‘s report ‘Drawing light from the pandemic: a new strategy for Health and Sustainable Development’.
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