Objective | Subjective

2021, Monice Janson

There are few events that we go through as jointly as the crisis. The virus does not discriminate. We were all faced with the same measures. At the same time, everyone went through the crisis in their own way. Designer Monice Janson makes the collective experience of major events visible in her works in public space. In the Passage of the Erasmus MC she places statements in which researchers say something about their work next to their personal statements. This reminds the viewer that the researchers are only human. The statements provide an overview of the breadth of scientific research at Erasmus MC: from fundamental research into viruses at the level of cells and molecules; through clinical research into the diagnosis and treatment of Covid-19; to the social consequences of the pandemic and advice to the government on how to deal with it.

SCIENCE

Clinical research
If you are infected by the Covid-19 virus, your immune system makes antibodies. The provide protection against future infections. A vaccine mimics the virus and stimulates the immune system to make antibodies. This makes vaccination an effective way of protecting people.

Covid-19 is a new disease that doctors in the Netherlands had not seen before 2020. Physician researchers around the world are sharing patient studies to make treatments possible as quickly as possible. These are aimed, among other things, at:

• Improving the condition of patients by relieving symptoms and supporting vital functions.

• Administering antibodies to people who cannot produce them themselves. Doctors use antibodies from blood donors who have had an infection.

Future research may reveal why some people are unaffected by the Covid-19 virus while others become seriously ill.