Let the (medical) games begin: A Q&A with Olympics health director Brian McCloskey
With just three weeks to go before the Olympic flame is officially lit in London, the UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) announced this week that it is “Games ready”, with a rapid-response system in place to keep spectators and athletes healthy. Over the course of the 16-day event, the public health body will pinpoint and respond to any emerging health hazards or infectious disease outbreaks that may occur among the 11 million ticketholders and 15,000 athletes expected to descend upon the British capital. Read more
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