Zero Covid is the hot topic at the moment but is it achievable? The Independent Scientific Advocacy Group (I.S.A.G.)thinks this is possible and last Monday they launched their WeCanBeZero Campaign. I talk to one of their members Julien Mercille.
Julien talks about NPHET and if they are too political, and three paths to Zero Covid that he mentioned in his article in last Sunday’s Sunday Independent, Red Zones, and the border with Northern Ireland. Julien also talks about why controlling travel is key, an all Island strategy, leadership that matters, the growing support for Zero Covid, yoyo lockdowns, the two types of countries in the world, and travel bubbles.

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Julien Mercille is an associate professor at University College Dublin’s School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy. He has contributed articles to the Irish national media including a great one he wrote for the Sunday Independent about Zero Covid.

Julien studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He received his MA from the University of Kentucky and his PhD from the University of California

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