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COVID-19 and Global Climate Change: An Untold and Evolving Story

September 20, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Sunday, September 20, 12:30 p.m. via Zoom
For decades, we have seen a steady stream of viruses and other microorganisms transferred from vertebrate animals to humans, most recently in the COVID-19 pandemic. But the coronavirus is simply one manifestation of what will be a long string of adverse health and economic consequences of global warming, population pressures, and loss of species diversity. How can we mitigate current trends in climate deterioration and together save this planet and our species?
Sten H. Vermund is Dean of the Yale School of Public Health and holds the Anna M.R. Lauder chair in Public Health. A pediatrician and infectious disease epidemiologist, Sten’s research focuses on diseases of low- and middle-income countries and on U.S. health disparities. As with many others at Yale, his recent work has focused on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Register to get ZOOM link here: http://bit.ly/Register_Climate_Covid

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Date:
September 20, 2020
Time:
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Website:
whfirstchurch.org

Venue

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