The Science of COVID-19: The Progression of the Pandemic in Orange County  

Presented by the OCBA COVID-19 Task Force  

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc all over the world, causing serious chronic illnesses, and in some cases death. It has caused hospitals to become overrun, business to shut down, and schools to have to re-think learning. What is this microscopic organism that has caused such mayhem in Orange County and across the world? Dr. Andrew Noymer is an epidemiologist and quickly becoming an expert in the research of COVID-19. He will discuss the science behind COVID-19, how the virus is transmitted, how it can be prevented, what treatments are still being researched, the science of herd immunity, and what can be expected in the future. Bernadette Boden-Albala, M.P.H, Dr.PH, is a renowned public health expert and Founding Dean of the Program in Public Health at UCI. She will discuss the needs of hospitals, the importance of hygiene, the impact of COVID-19 on college campuses and other public spaces, and the effect of COVID-19 on people who live in dense populations, different racial backgrounds, and gender.  

 

SPEAKERS:  

   

Director and Founding Dean, Program in Public Health Professor of Population Health and Disease Prevention

Professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Neurology  

University of California, Irvine  

   

Associate Professor, Population Health and Disease Prevention  

University of California, Irvine  

 

MODERATOR:  

   

Melissa Petrofsky, Esq.  

The Petrofsky Law Firm    

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