In the San Francisco Bay Area we’ve “flattened the curve” of COVID-19 infections, saving thousands of lives. But as we slowly go back to work, school, and other aspects of “normal” life, how do we prevent a second wave of infection? And is there a chance some of us are already immune? Join Exploratorium Senior Scientist Jennifer Frazier in conversation with Dr. George Rutherford, Head of the Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco. This COVID Conversation will explore how we can prevent a second wave, lessons from the 1918 flu in San Francisco, and what we know to date about immunity to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Send your questions for this week’s expert by posting them here:
George W. Rutherford, M.D., is the Head of the Division of Infectious Disease and Global Epidemiology in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He has worked extensively in public health, with an emphasis on the epidemiology and control of communicable diseases, and has held a number of positions in public health agencies, including having served as State Health Officer and State Epidemiologist for California, Director of the AIDS Office for the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Director of Immunizations for the New York City Department of Health and an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer at CDC. He is currently leading several efforts to address the COVID-19 epidemic, including serving on the committees advising California Governor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco Mayor London Breed.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1548297. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
