Have you ever played the game "Would you rather?" - listen to this episode to hear a virological take on this fun game. And more importantly - is there even a correct answer at all?

About our Guests:

Marvin Hsiao: is an associate professor and consultant virologist at University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Complex of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS). In addition to his virology training, Marvin holds a master’s degree in public health. His research interests are viral diagnostics, surveillance of viral diseases, epidemiology of viral diseases and health systems issues related to laboratory medicine. He received research funding from Poliomyelitis Research Foundation (PRF), SAMRC, NHLS Research Trust and Wellcome Trust. He is currently a member of PRF scientific advisory panel and NHLS virology expert committee.

He can be found on twitter @HsiaoMarvin tweeting virology and COVID-19 related issues or just general nonsense.

Moepeng Maseko: graduated with her MBChB from the University of Cape Town in 2016, she holds a Diploma in HIV Management from the Colleges of Medicine South Africa and is currently working as a Virology Registrar at  the National Health Laboratory Services at Groote Schuur Hospital/ UCT.

You can find her at:

LinkedIn : Moepeng Maseko

Instagram : @moe_eeezy

Simon Fraser: is currently an intern at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). He graduated from the GEMP program at Wits (MBBCh) in 2021, following postgraduate studies in palaeontology as well as theology. He's a husband and father of 3, and also the host of the Dr Coffee podcast, for junior doctors and medical students in South Africa.

You can find him at:

https://linktr.ee/drcoffeeza

Visit the Microbe Mail website to sign up for updates

E-mail: mail.microbe@gmail.com

Twitter: @microbemail

Instagram: Microbe_Mail