The University of Pittsburgh will host a virtual seminar Friday titled “Covid-19 and the Future of Public Health.”

The talk will explore how covid-19 compares to other public health crises, like the polio outbreaks of the 1940s and ’50s.

The seminar, hosted by Pitt’s Graduate School of Public Health, will feature Peter Salk and Mehran S. Massoudi.

Peter Salk is the son of Jonas Salk, who developed the first polio vaccine. He is a part-time professor in the department of Infectious Disease and Microbiology and the president of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation. He will discuss his father’s work with the polio vaccine, as well as his commitment to a sustainable human future.

Massoudi, a captain in the U.S. Public Health Service, will share his public health practice experience and reflect on ways to improve population health and well-being.

“Covid-19 and the Future of Public Health” is the final installment of Pitt’s Conversations about Covid-19 series, which explored different aspects of the pandemic every Friday through May and June.

The seminar will be held via Zoom at 4 p.m. and will last an hour.

Participants should register in advance to receive the Zoom link and password. The seminar is limited to 500 participants.

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