
Conversation with Mircea Sofonea: “Today, the virus is spreading exponentially”
Published on: March 19 , 2021
What is the current status of the pandemic in our country? What should we make of the measures announced on Thursday…

# Science Is Fun: SARS-CoV-2 and Its Variants
Published on: March 4 , 2021
Welcome to this new episode of *La science s’aMuse*, the science show co-produced…

Thierry Lefrançois of CIRAD, the first veterinarian appointed to the French COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Board
Published on: February 17 , 2021
Thierry Lefrançois, veterinarian and specialist in integrated health networks and approaches…

Mircea Sofonea: “Modeling is simply another form of quantitative data analysis, not a form of divination.”
Published on: February 16 , 2021
Mircea Sofonea is an epidemiologist at the Infectious Diseases Laboratory and…

Managing Absenteeism in Public Hospitals: The Harmful Effects of Insufficient Solutions
Published on: February 8 , 2021
In 2020, the absenteeism rate in French hospitals averaged between 9.5% and…

[LUM#13] My small business will weather the crisis
Published on: January 25 , 2021
A survey of business leaders reveals that while the health crisis has increased…

[LUM#13] The Plastic Pandemic: A Step Backward
Published on: January 22 , 2021
The tentative trend toward “plastic-free living” that began a few years ago has been overwhelmed by…

[LUM#13] In the Mood for CoV
Published on: January 20 , 2021
Improve global health surveillance and accelerate decision-making by providing…

[LUM#13] Africa Post-Coronavirus
Published on: January 18 , 2021
But what’s going on in Africa? To answer that question, a test…

COVID-19: “We must at all costs prevent the British variant from becoming the dominant strain”
Published on: January 15 , 2021
The B.1.1.7 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, previously designated VUI202012/01 (for…

[LUM#13] “If we don’t change, it will happen again”
Published on: January 7 , 2021
“Completely predictable.” That is how Serge Morand* describes the pandemic of…

Price transparency could improve the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign
Published on: January 7 , 2021
In mid-December, shortly before the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Europe, Eva…

# Science Is Fun: From the Psychology of Social Distancing to Quarantine Bugs
Published on: January 6 , 2021
Welcome to La science s’aMuse, the science show co-produced by UM and…

What public health measures are the French willing to accept?
Published on: January 6 , 2021
Small New Year’s Eve gatherings or canceled celebrations, families scattered and isolated,…

[LUM#13] The Bat Under the Radar
Published on: January 4 , 2021
Gaining a better understanding of coronaviruses found in bats to better prevent and anticipate…

[LUM#13] In the coronavirus family, I’d like to ask…
Published on: December 28 , 2020
How do we know that SARS-CoV-2 descends from the same “ancestral” coronavirus as the one responsible for…