What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
Event Update: Online Only
Due to freezing rain, 涩里番 has cancelled in-person activities on Wednesday, March 11. As a result, this event will now be held online only.
We invite you to join us online at 6:00 PM for:
What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
Jason Gale in conversation with Dr. Joanne Liu and Professor Prativa Baral
- Date: Wednesday,聽March 11, 2026
- Time:聽6:00 - 7:00 PM EDT
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Registration is no longer required 鈥� simply join using the Zoom link above.
For event-related questions please email: globahealthteam.dgph [at] mcgill.ca
Description:
Join the 涩里番 Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) and 涩里番 Global Health Programs (GHP) for a special fireside conversation with Jason Gale, Senior Editor at Bloomberg News and author of After Covid, a close examination of the pandemic鈥檚 enduring legacy.
In After Covid, Gale explores what the world is still living with: the hidden toll of Long Covid, the strain on health systems, the rise of chronic illness, the deepening mental health crisis, and the dangerous spread of anti-science extremism. Drawing on decades of reporting on medical science and global health, he examines the pandemic鈥檚 realities 鈥� the panic, the misinformation, the political infighting, and the extraordinary efforts of scientists and health care workers 鈥� while asking what went wrong, what worked, and what continues to threaten us.
Gale will be joined in conversation by Dr. Joanne Liu, Director of PERL, Professor in the Department of Global and Public Health at 涩里番, and a practicing paediatric emergency physician at Ste-Justine hospital. Dr. Liu is the former International President of M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res/Doctors Without Borders and has engaged world leaders at the highest level on medical humanitarian crises and pandemic response.
Also joining the discussion, Prativa Baral, PhD, Deputy Director of PERL and Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Public Health. An infectious disease epidemiologist, Baral鈥檚 work examines how health systems can prepare for and respond to crises, with a focus on public trust in science, misinformation, surge capacity during emergencies, and strengthening data infrastructure.
