COVID-19 Experts Q&A
presented in association with The Genetics Society and The Milner Centre for Evolution
with
Robin Ince, Sheena Cruickshank, Ellen Brooks Pollock and Edward Feil
Streamed live on June 11th
Robin Ince asks a panel of experts a series of questions sent in by Cosmic Shambles viewers about the science of COVID-19.
He is joined by Sheena Cruickshank, an immunologist and Professor in Biomedical Sciences and Public Engagement at the University of Manchester, Professor Edward Feil who works on pathogen molecular evolution and genomics at the University of Bath and Dr Ellen Brooks Pollock, a lecturer in Infectious Disease Mathematical Modelling at the University of Bristol.
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Robin, a very interesting session. Is it too late to field a question?
Do the panel have any thoughts on the recent work which showed a significant correlation between low Vitamin D plasma levels and poor Covid-19 outcome and the significance of this to people with strong skin pigmentation or cultural memes which lead to them wearing extensive skin coverage clothing?
Should this finding be incorporated into the treatment protocol for Covid-19 and if so, what steps need to be taken to implement it?
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Derek Smith