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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Heather Konar <<a href="mailto:heatherf@mit.edu">heatherf@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Public Scientific Workshop on Covid-19 Policies on May 16</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">May 11, 2022 at 12:01:34 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Save the Date! May 16 - COVID-19 Policies – Public Scientific Workshop at MIT</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We are delighted to invite the broad MIT community to attend a <b>one day Public Scientific Workshop to discuss past, present and future COVID-19 Policies on May, 16, 2022 (8.30am-4.30pm) at the Wong Auditorium
in E51 </b>(</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/R4xdUX4qEbrxfumt6" title="https://goo.gl/maps/R4xdUX4qEbrxfumt6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#954F72">here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> with the map).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Over the last two unprecedented years, highly controversial COVID-19 public health policies have dramatically impacted the lives of billions worldwide. Universities and academic institutions have adopted rules
that have made it challenging to meet their research and teaching missions. Whatever position one takes about these policies, we hope we all agree on the importance of open, science-based discussions and respectful debates. Though such debate has not always
occurred during the pandemic, it will be vital to ensure that science informs the assessment of what has happened and prepares us for future public health challenges. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The workshop will host prestigious and diverse academics, scientists and medical professionals from leading universities and hospital (see confirmed list of participants below) systems in a series of lectures
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Efficacy of non-pharmaceutical public health interventions (e.g., lockdowns, masking)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Vaccine efficacy, safety & immunity provided by COVID-19 recovery</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Effect of COVID-19 policy on trust in science and public health</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">COVID-19’s impact on universities and their research and teaching missions</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The way forward – future preparedness to manage global public health crisis.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The event is open to the broad MIT community that is invited to engage in these important discussions. If you are interested to participate please register through the link below:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We look forward to engaging with broader community!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Retsef Levi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">J. Spencer Standish (1945) Professor of Operations Management</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Scott W. Atlas, PhD, (Stanford, Former Special Advisor to the President and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Rajiv Bhatia, MD (Stanford) </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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