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What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 18:00to19:30
New Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Dental Clinic 11th floor, Room 1140, 2001, avenue Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ College, Montreal, QC, H3A 1G1, CA

Join the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) and Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ 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’s enduring legacy.

  • Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2026
  • Time: 6:00 - 7:30PM
  • In-person: Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ School of Population & Global Health, 2001 Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ College Ave., 11th floor, Room 1140
  • Online: Registrants will receive the link closer to the event

For event-related questions please email: globahealthteam.dgph [at] mcgill.ca

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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’s realities — the panic, the misinformation, the political infighting, and the extraordinary efforts of scientists and health care workers — 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, and a practicing paediatric emergency physician at Ste-Justine hospital. Dr. Liu is the former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/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’s 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.

Jason Gale

Jason Gale is a senior editor in Melbourne at Bloomberg News, where he has worked for 26 years. He began his reporting on medical science in 2005, when H5N1 avian influenza was gaining momentum. Since then, he has focused on medical science and global health. His work has earned international recognition, including a Gerald Loeb Award, two Overseas Press Club of America awards, and honors from the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and the Global Health Council. He graduated with a master's degree in health security from the University of Sydney in 2018.
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