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Statistics and Saving Lives - with Jennifer Rogers
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Professor Jennifer Rogers discusses coronavirus vaccinations, the media, and her own path to medical statistics.
Jennifer Rogers website, with links to all sorts of things
Jennifer's TEDx Talk
Jennifer has written about cornavirus vaccinations on the Phastar blog here and here
For some previous Numberphile chat and videos about coronavirus you can check these out:
Gondor Calls For Aid with Kit Yates
The Coronavirus Curve with Ben Sparks
Crystal Balls with Hannah Fry
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The Royal Statistical Society
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