Position Statement No. 5: COVID-19 Advisory Team Position Statement on the need of strategy for managing the pandemic in times of social unrest

The pandemic is a major social problem, one which can only be solved through collaboration between the public authorities, a broad range of scientific experts, and the media.

We are still some way off from reaching a scientific breakthrough Read more

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Position Statement No. 4: COVID-19 Advisory Team Position Statement on the dangers of trusting in herd immunity

We are all exhausted by our continual battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, on both the individual and social level, therefore the prospect of achieving herd immunity seems like an attractive goal. However, experts agree that in the long term, Read more

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COVID-19 Advisory Team in the Polish Senate

On October 19, 2020, the COVID-19 Advisory Team headed by Prof. Jerzy Duszyński, President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, presented its report – “Understanding COVID-19” – in the Senate of the Republic of Poland. Senators and the public Read more

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Position Statement No. 3: Urgent Appeal on the Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis

The Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Advisory Team to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences has just released a series of recommendations that should help prevent the further spread of the pandemic. The Team appeals to employers, healthcare professionals, and Read more

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Understanding COVID-19. Report of the COVID-19 Advisory Team at the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences

A report delivered by a team of scientists, working under the supervision of Prof. Jerzy Duszyński, president of the Academy, presents the current state of knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 virus, COVID-19 disease and its medical, psychological, economic and social impacts. Read more

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Position Statement No. 2: On students returning to school in September 2020

No one knows what the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland will look like in a few months’ time. No one knows what the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland will look like in a few months’ time.

However, we need to posit Read more

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Position Statement No. 1: Pandemic denial is shameful and unethical

In recent days, we have seen an increase in confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection. It can be expected that the consequence of this will be growing numbers of patients with severe COVID-19 requiring hospital or ICU treatment.

Some of Read more

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PAS President appoints an interdisciplinary COVID-19 Advisory Team

Experts will monitor the course of the COVID-19 epidemic in Poland, analyze and predict its possible scenarios and put forward recommendations. They will also develop contacts with similar teams in other countries to exchange experience with them.

Professor Jerzy Read more

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