Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Outbreaks driven by the Delta variant in Israel are being watched closely around the world. How will a population, where almost all adults are vaccinated, defend itself against the latest coronavirus threat?  Amos Harel, Defence Analyst with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz looks at the approach to the rise in case rates.

Ep. 93 Delta Blues In Israel

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  A seven year conflict, mass malnutrition and a cholera epidemic: How is Yemen coping with the added strain of Covid-19? MSF/Doctors Without Border Head of Mission in Sana'a Ahmed Mahat gives Pandemic an up-close view from Yemen.

Ep. 92 Yemen's War: Covid In A Time Of Cholera

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  EU leaders meet amid mounting concern over the Delta variant of the virus &amp; the strange and tragic case of Juergen Conings – the trained sniper who caused a nationwide manhunt in Belgium after stealing weapons with the apparent intention of targeting a leading virologist. Europe Editor Tony Connelly has the details.

Ep. 91 EU's Delta Blues

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  After 20 years of war and over half the country living in poverty, Afghanistan has been hit with a third wave - its worst yet - of Govid-19. Pandemic spoke to Rohullah Sorush of the Afghan Analysts' Network in Kabul, author of a recent detailed briefing paper on the impact of the virus.

Ep. 90 Afghanistan - The Third Wave

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Having kept its death rate below 10 until March, Taiwan has seen cases of Covid-19 and deaths soar since May. One year on from our last conversation in better times, Bloomberg's Taipei Bureau Chief Samson Ellis has a detailed look at what has gone wrong.

Ep. 89 One Year on - Taiwan's Spike

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Did Sars-CoV-2 leak from a lab? The WHO says it's unlikely, so why is the US President talking about this theory now? To discuss this and more, Pandemic spoke to Shane Harris, who covers intelligence and national security for the The Washington Post (and hosts the Rational Security podcast)

Ep. 88 Bats, Leaks and Spooks

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  If delayed supplies of the Astra Zeneca or Janssen vaccines arrive when younger people still need to be vaccinated, could they sign a waiver to take them for quick access to doses? Medical law expert Simon Mills SC gives his view and looks at some other legal issues that have arisen during the course of a pandemic.

Ep. 88 Time To Waiver?

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin   An expert group - the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response - produced a blunt report on global response to Covid-19 and strong recommendations for dealing with the next pandemic. We have a detailed look at the report with panel member Dr Joanne Liu, a former president of MSF/Doctors Without Borders.

Ep. 87 Covid-19: The Chernobyl Moment?

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  India's runaway coronavirus rates have led to scenes the WHO has described as "beyond heartbreaking". Journalist Nilanjana Bhowmick gave Pandemic an overview of how the crisis evolved and ultimately came to her family's door.

Ep. 86 India's Second Wave Tragedy

Host Colm Ó Mongáin  Gaza-based journalist, producer and cameraman Fady Hanona tells Pandemic how Covid-19 and the lockdown have affected an already-impoverished Gaza strip, why vaccines are urgently needed and about the effects on his family.

Ep. 85 Gaza - A Cameraman's Story

COVID19 is having devastating effect on lives and economies in Ireland and around the world. In the 'Pandemic' podcast, RTÉ's reporters will bring you the latest news and analysis on the pandemic.

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Hungary is using seven different vaccines and has given first doses to nearly half of its population. So why are case rates and fatalities still so high? Science journalist and documentary maker Kata Karáth has an in-depth look at how the country has handled the pandemic.

Ep. 84 The Hungarian Paradox

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Reaching conflict zones with vaccines and relief is a major international challenge. Despite its divisions, what role could the UN Security Council, on which Ireland now sits, play in the aid effort? Richard Gowan, UN Director of the International Crisis Group joins us to discuss his view on what the UNSC should do.

Ep. 83 After The Resolution

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Israel's leads the world in vaccination rates by some distance.  What impact has it had? Will it roll out surplus vaccines more widely to Palestinians in the Occupied Territories under its control? Pandemic has an in-depth look at these questions and more with the defence analyst with Israel's Haaretz newspaper Amos Harel.

Ep. 82 The Crystal Ball

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Why has Astra Zeneca honoured its contract with the UK more than the one agreed with the EU? For a detailed look, Pandemic talked to Gavin Barrett, Professor at UCD Sutherland School of Law and Jean Monnet Professor of European Constitutional and Economic Law.

Ep. 81 Contract Crash Course

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Europe Editor Tony Connelly has a detailed look at the European Medicines Agency's thumbs-up for Astra Zeneca after several countries suspended use of the vaccine due to concerns over possible links to blood clots.

Ep. 80 Ad Astra

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  The contrast of the EU's vaccine programme with those of the UK and Israel is generating frustration in member states. So what's a fair assessment of the bloc's centralised procurement plan? This week Senior Fellow with the Petersen Institute for International Economics Jacob Kirkegaard gives his view.

Ep.79 Edifying Discourses

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Joe Biden made tackling the coronavirus a big plank of his presidential campaign - now he has the opportunity to show he can do it. Washington Correspondent Brian O'Donovan looks at the challenges facing him.

Ep. 78 This Time Last Year, This Time Next Year

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Murder is an emotive word. Could it -should it- ever be applied to policy failures in handling a pandemic? Could "social murder" be more appropriate? Kamran Abbasi, Executive Editor of the British Medical Journal, thinks there is an need for strong language, as he wrote in the BMJ.  https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n314

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  Murder is an emotive word. Could it -should it- ever be applied to policy failures in handling a pandemic? Could "social murder" be more appropriate? Kamran Abbasi, Executive Editor of the British Medical Journal, thinks there is an need for strong language, as he wrote in the BMJ.  <a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n314" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n314</a>

Ep. 77 "Social Murder"

Host: Colm Ó Mongáin  The WHO's Dr Mike Ryan called on rich countries to prioritise vaccinating the vulnerable in the developing world before their own younger, healthier citizens. We hear from MSF's Southern Africa Advocacy Co-ordinator on why vaccine supply has to be the right vaccine for the dominant local variant, not just any vaccine.

Ep. 76 To Each According To Their Need

The EU's approach to vaccination has attracted flak of some member states and MEP's, so European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faced the European Parliament to explain the Commission's approach. Europe Editor Tony Connelly has a detailed look.

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