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OT&P Healthcare Podcast
OT&P Healthcare was found in 1994 and has developed into one of Hong Kong’s leading healthcare providers. Listen to the highlights and exclusive interviews of recent health situations around the world. For more, visit our website at www.otandp.com/blog.
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18 episodi
Ep 018: Article Narration - What next for China? Lessons from the Covid response in Hong Kong and Singapore
Over the course of the pandemic, Dr David Owens has written a series of articles analysing the Hong Kong Covid response. As China begins to shift away...
Ep 017: The Evolving Sixth Wave, the Evidence for Vaccines and Masks, Long Covid in Hong Kong and Possible Lessons from the 1889 Russian Flu Pandemic
The recent increase in case numbers and tightening of social distancing policies has again reminded Hong Kong residents that although the rest of the...
Ep 016: The Omicron BA.2 Wave, the Surge in Population Mortality and the Future for a Population at Herd Immunity
The fifth wave of Omicron BA.2 is currently having a significant impact on our city. Hong Kong is in the unenviable position of having the highest mor...
Ep 015: The Fifth Wave, Your Questions Answered
In this episode Dr David Owens and Professor Ben Cowling discuss the evolving fifth wave in Hong Kong. In a change from our previous episodes, we aske...
Ep 014: Zero Covid, the Fifth Wave and Is It Time for a Plan B?
After 6 months without a community case of Covid, we are now seeing sporadic community cases with clusters of both Omicron and Delta infections in Hon...
Ep 013: Omicron and the Role of Vaccine Mandates
It is now two months since the last community case in Hong Kong and the bubble with the mainland is due to open in the next few weeks. In our latest p...
Ep 012: Zero Covid, 21-Day Quarantine and Vaccinating Children
Whilst much of the world begins the transition to normality Hong Kong has doubled down on a zero COVID strategy in an attempt to achieve the as yet un...
Ep 011: Zero Covid or Living with Covid, what is the exit strategy?
Hong Kong has removed objective benefits for vaccinated travellers and doubled down on a Zero Covid strategy. Doctor David Owens and Professor Ben Cow...
Ep 010: International Covid Strategies, the Exit Wave and Booster Vaccines
In our latest podcast, Dr David Owens and Professor Ben Cowling discuss the evolving Covid public health strategies playing out in different parts of...
Ep 009: Reduced Quarantine for Antibody Positive Vaccinated Individuals
Dr David Owens and Professor Ben Cowling discuss the recent government decision to reduce quarantine for vaccinated individuals provided they have pro...
Ep 008: Gira Patel - The Psychological and Social Impact of the Pandemic
Dr Owens and Gira Patel discuss the psychological and social impact of COVID-19. Gira discusses her recent compulsory quarantine in Penny’s Bay. She d...
Ep 007: Is Zero COVID a Sustainable Strategy in Hong Kong?
The fourth wave in Hong Kong has finally been brought under control and we have seen a number of days of zero COVID cases. What does zero COVID mean a...
Ep 006: COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Hong Kong, Contributing Factors and Next Steps
In this month’s episode, Dr David Owens and Professor Ben Cowling discuss the recent cases involving variants of concern, in Hong Kong. These cases ha...
Ep 005: The Rationale and Impact of Targeted Quarantine Measures, the Effectiveness of Vaccines and the Challenges of Vaccine Hesitancy
In our experience, the majority of OT&P patients are significantly more worried about the personal implications of the public health regulations than...
Ep 004: COVID-19: How Does Hong Kong Return to Normal? The Role of COVID-19 Vaccines
In Hong Kong, the fourth wave of COVID-19 infection continues to settle and the government has commenced the rollout of the vaccination program. The s...
Ep 003: A Medical Doctor's Experience - The First Wave in London, Experiencing the Epidemic Surge and Vaccine Optimism
When dealing with the inevitable frustrations of social distancing measures, it is easy to lose sight of how well the epidemic has been managed in our...
Ep 002: COVID-19: Hong Kong's Fourth Wave, New Viral Mutations and Outlook for Immunization
In response to the feedback from our first podcast in December, we have produced a follow-up interview with Professor Ben Cowling, the division head o...
Ep 001: Professor Ben Cowling - Transmission of COVID-19, Closing Schools and the Balance of Public Health Measures
In Hong Kong, we are again seeing an increase in social distancing regulations in response to the fourth wave of infections. The incidence of silent c...