Marcel Becker, Alma Tostmann en Vivienne Matthies-Boon in gesprek tijdens een Actualiteitencollege van Radboud Reflects
Marcel Becker, Alma Tostmann en Vivienne Matthies-Boon in gesprek tijdens een Actualiteitencollege van Radboud Reflects

A New Pandemic? | Current Affairs Lecture with ethicist Vivienne Matthies-Boon and epidemiologist Alma Tostmann

This programme was in Dutch, please visit the Dutch page for the complete recap and review.

Podcast 

Tuesday, 26 May 2026 | 12:30 – 13:15 hrs | Lecture Hall Complex, Radboud University | Radboud Reflects and VOX 

Ebola, Hantavirus, avian flu. Suddenly, new epidemics seem to be emerging everywhere. How far are we from a new pandemic? Will we be able to handle it when the time comes? How do epidemics relate to political developments and climate change? Has the way we respond to new outbreaks changed since COVID-19? And is fear really a good advisor? Learn from ethicist Vivienne Matthies-Boon and epidemiologist Alma Tostmann about the possibility of a new pandemic.

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Organizational unit
Radboud Reflects
Theme
Philosophy, Society, Science, Health & Healthcare