2.45 Viral Spread of SARS-CoV-2, Rationing Resources, "Evidence Fiasco",&Classical Hematology Chat - a podcast by Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

This week we discuss several recent articles on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and COVID-19, specifically Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee's article on the history and science of humanity's history with viruses, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel's essay on how to fairly allocate dwindling medical resources during this global pandemic, and Dr. John Ioannidis's article on the "evidence fiasco" that has been our response to COVID-19. We end the episode with a Classical Hematology Chat with Drs. Sven Olson and Joseph Shatzel.

Dr. Mukherjee's article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/06/how-does-the-coronavirus-behave-inside-a-patientAllocation of Medical Resources: doi.org/10.1056/NEJMsb2005114
Dr. Ioannidis's article: https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/17/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data/Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession

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