Viruses: the Wars We Have Won, and the Wars We May Lose.

The science of virology has scored many victories in recent years, including the technological feat of developing COVID vaccines remarkably quickly. Education and treatment for viruses like HIV have also advanced significantly. But the global pandemic remains ongoing, and other viral threats still loom large. How can the global public better understand viruses in a climate of misinformation and disinformation? And if a global problem requires a global solution, are scientists being heard amidst the political uproar?

Join us for Viruses: the Wars We Have Won, and the Wars We May Lose.

This online conversation will will include award-winning journalists from The New York Times and Science magazine, a physician working in Wales in the field of sexual health and HIV medicine, a staff writer for Science News, and the co-founder of an HIV-support charity in the U.K.

This event is co-sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University) and the Future of the Humanities Project (Georgetown University and Blackfriars Hall and Campion Hall, Oxford). It is part of the ongoing event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues.

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