Michele Catanzaro
Michele Catanzaro (Rome, 1979) is a freelance journalist based in Barcelona (Spain). He has a PhD in Physics. He writes for El Periódico, Nature, and other outlets. He is co-author of the book "Networks. A very short introduction" (OUP) and the documentary "Fast-track injustice: the Óscar Sánchez case" (TVE, TV3, DR, Mediapro). He has received the European Science Writer of the Year 2016 award, the King of Spain International Journalism Prize 2014, the Golden Nymph 2014 and several others. He is recipient of journalism grants from the Journalism Fund and the European Journalism Center, among others.-
“Unlocking” COVID-19: the use and misuse of tests
“Test, test, test” was one of the mantras of the WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against COVID-19. The issue is particularly relevant in the “unlocking” phase several European countries are going through, as the curve of the pandemics bends. At this stage, and while effective vaccines...
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Helena Legido-Quigley: “Austerity saps the ability of a health system to respond to COVID-19”
Interview on COVID-19 with Helena Legido-Quigley, Associate Professor of Global Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at the National University of Singapore. What role has Spain played in the COVID-19 pandemic? Helena Legido-Quigley: Spain has been slow, but as equally...