WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl noted yesterday that the public may misunderstand the word “pandemic.” The term refers to where an illness spreads, not its severity. That, of course, is true. But have they not themselves used the category in a … Continue reading →

What forms of knowledge are being brought to bear in public health responses to the current pandemic?  Stephen and I have distinguished between an “archival-statistical” model of knowledge production that is characteristic of much of traditional public health decision-making, on … Continue reading →

One of the interesting questions is the following: If this virus (which we are not allowed to name anymore …) continues to circulate among humans, will the WHO announce phase 6, i.e. a full-scale pandemic? With a virus that seems … Continue reading →