insight@ISAG: The Case for International Travel Restrictions

This webinar discusses current modelling and predictions of SARS-CoV-2 infection rates for the coming month, a summary of current information of the relevance of the new SARS-CoV-2 variants to Ireland, the evidence for international travel quarantine, and public opinion in Ireland on travel restrictions

Speakers

Gabriel Scally - Visiting Professor of Public Health, University of Bristol & President of Epidemiology & Public Health section, Royal Society of Medicine, Member of the Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (ISAG) in Ireland & the Independent Scientific Advisory Group (IndieSAGE) in the UK. www.independentsage.org | @GabrielScally

Kevin Cunningham - Lecturer in Politics, TU Dublin & Managing Director of Ireland Thinks www.irelandthinks.ie | @kevcunningham

Simon Lewis - Primary School Principal and Editor of Anseo.net | simonlewis.ie | @simonmlewis “Everything I Learned About Teaching During Lockdown”

Chaired by Aoife McLysaght, Professor in Genetics, Trinity College Dublin and a Member of the Independent Science and Advocacy Group (I.S.A.G.) | @aoifemcl