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To analyze the health crisis with some hindsight, Didier Fassin, anthropologist, doctor and professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton and at the EHESS, author of “Les mondes de la santé publique” published by Le Seuil, was Franceinfo’s 11pm guest, Monday, November 8.
The world has been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic for more than a year and a half now. The virus seems to be spreading again, especially in Europe, where caution is required. The cold is often mentioned as an explanation. Is this justified? “We are finally still only one winter, the next one will begin soon. We started with the idea that it was an epidemic that would stop after the first summer. Then, we had the hope of the vaccination, which had remarkable effects “, analysis Didier Fassin, author of The worlds of public health published by Le Seuil.
“But we also see that we are not out of the pandemic, that it has rebounds, that we have to take new measures”, continued the anthropologist and physician, professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies of Princeton and at the EHESS. The latter evokes a parallel with the recurrence of the flu each year, but believes that the Covid-19 causes even greater uncertainty. “Worrying signs are showing in Eastern Europe, as far as Germany. France has very moderate signs. But they must be taken seriously to avoid much more restrictive measures than we have seen in the past. “