David Michaels (George Washington University, USA)
Communicating uncertainty: a challenge that precedes Covid-19
David Michaels PhD, MPH is an epidemiologist and professor at the George Washington University School of Public Health. He was Administrator of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration from 2009 through January 2017, the longest serving in OSHA’s history.
Dr. Michaels is a leader in efforts to protect the integrity of the science underpinning public health and environmental protections, and is the author of “Doubt is Their Product” and “The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception”, as well as numerous articles in Science, JAMA, and other leading scientific publications.