An update from someone other than the usual voices on Omicron

[jlerollblues]

I am a retired scientist that has spent over 2 years developing a Covid model that will produce forecast over the globe down to a square kilometer. The model outlook is good, a continued waning. However, it is only as good as the input data and algorithms that drive it it. Here is an interview I did yesterday that discusses the future, what is going on around the globe, and the past concerning Covid and its variants.
I hope you find it informative. Keep masking, getting vaccines and boosters if needed, and social distance. Personally I am immunocompromised and when I rarely venture out I am thankful to those still masking.

https://soundcloud.com/user-587903571/matt-mcneil-interviews-dr-joe-eastman-32121?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fuser-587903571%252Fmatt-mcneil-interviews-dr-joe-eastman-32121

[obamanut2012]

1. What is your medical and research background?

Including a link to a CV?

[jlerollblues]

2. cv

I do not have that online, I could provide it here if I knew how. I am not a medical doctor, I am a retired research scientist with a PhD in atmospheric science and ecology. I worked for NASA for over 10 years until Bush put the axe on earth sciences and funding dried up. I then worked in the renewable energy sector for a decade before retiring. My first introduction to epidemiology was over 3 decades ago modeling outbreaks on farms. I am currently consulting with the U of TX-Austin's Covid modeling group. I have been modeling various aspects of physical and biological sciences for nearly 40 years.