Newt’s World – Episode 192: How Iceland Crushed COVID with Science

Iceland, an island nation with a population of 395,000, has figured out how to defeat COVID-19 by using a variety of scientific approaches.  What can the United States learn from their experience?  Newt’s guest is Dr. Kári Stefánsson, M.D., founder and CEO of Iceland-based deCODE Genetics.


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Guest: Kári Stefánsson

deCODE Genetics

How Iceland Hammered COVID with Science – Nature

Iceland COVID Response

Iceland Hopes to Vaccinate 75% of Nation By April – Iceland Review

What’s the Status of COVID-19 in Iceland? – Iceland Review

Visiting Iceland COVID Restrictions – IcelandAir

Gene-Mapping Champion Iceland Leads the Way in COVID Sequencing – MedicalXpress

COVID-19 in Iceland: Case Numbers Drop as Authorities Urge Continued Caution – Iceland Review

New COVID Variants

First U.S. Case of Highly Transmissible Brazil Coronavirus Variant Identified in Minnesota – Washington Post