A Closer Look
Culture At A Crossroads
Season 2, Episode 12
Throughout Canada's Covid crisis Dr. David Fisman has become one of Canada's (Ontario's) most trusted epidemiologists and also one of the government's toughest critics. The professor from the University of Toronto’s Dalla School of Public Health joins the show in part two of the two-part series ‘Coping with Covid’ to break down COVID-19 and how it spreads. He answers the question, how can the virus be so infectious and yet so not infectious?
He uncovers how effective communication is actually one of the greatest prevention tools at our disposal. And, he offers his prediction for when life will be back to normal in Canada. And, as a bonus, Dr. Fisman uncovers the parallel between faith and epidemiology, and shares why he has such a great respect for spirituality in the medical realm.
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This is a profile of Dr. David Fisman of Toronto’s Dalla School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Here you can find several of his publications related to epidemiology.
For example, Fisman elaborates on the similar trajectory that COVID-19 is following to the Spanish Flu with another wave expected in March.
Mar 18, 2020 - A Globe and Mail Op-Ed co-written by Fisman challenging government to take stricter COVID measures
July 6, 2020 - COVID-19 Research Q&A Series: Dr. David Fisman
Jan 21, 2021 - Fisman’s colleague Nathan Stall on reducing infections
Jan 27, 2021 - Globe and Mail piece by Justin Ling critical of Canada's immunity task force
Jan 27, 2021 - A rally of support for support for Fisman, after criticism was raised for his ties to both Ontario government and ETFO
Feb 9, 2021 - U of T study on the precedence that Spanish flu should set for COVID-19 prevention