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The following is a summary of “Estimating the effect of COVID-19 vaccination and prior infection on Ct values as a proxy of SARS-CoV-2 viral load,” published in the December 2024 issue of Infectious Disease by Andeweg et al. 
Researchers conducted a retrospective study to assess the effect of COVID-19 vaccination and prior infection status on RT-qPCR cycle threshold (Ct) values while considering the virus variant as a factor.  
They used Dutch SARS-CoV-2 community testing data (n = 4,09,925 samples) from March 8, 2021, to December 31, 2022. Separate univariable linear regressions were performed for each explanatory variable, including age, sex, testing date, variant of infection, time since symptom onset, and testing laboratory. Causal inference analysis was then conducted to evaluate the impact of prior infection and vaccination status on Ct values, applying inverse propensity score weighting to adjust for confounders.  
The results showed a negative correlation between age and Ct values. Modest differences in Ct values were observed across variants of infection, with Omicron variants showing lower Ct values (higher viral load) compared to earlier variants. The Ct values increased (indicating lower viral load) with prior infection. However, the effect of vaccination on Ct values was less significant.  
Investigators concluded the prior infection was associated with higher Ct values, suggesting a potential decrease in viral load and potentially lower transmissibility. 
Source: ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(24)00437-5/fulltext 

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Chinese health diplomacy has made progress, but challenges to China's aspirations to be a leader in global health remain
At its seventy-eighth session in 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution  highlighting the role that foreign policy plays in global health. Over time, China has shaped its foreign policy to become one of the most important stakeholders in global health.  

Using bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, China pursues its vision of “building a global community of health for all” to promote better health outcomes around the world. China also uses its foreign policy on global health to achieve strategic political ends. 

Those efforts have made China’s desire to be a global health leader more credible. Chinese foreign policy on global health, however, encounters problems that make achieving that aspiration difficult. Chinese health diplomacy has evolved in a fragmented fashion because of a lack of strategic coordination among China’s government agencies. In addition, competition with the United States increases the likelihood that China will prioritize seeking geopolitical advantages in its foreign policy on global health. 


China embarked on health diplomacy in 1963 when it sent medical teams to Algeria to help the newly independent government fix its broken medical system. Ever since, China has remained committed to promoting health in African countries by sending physicians, training local doctors, and providing financial and in-kind assistance. As of 2024, China has dispatched 25,000 doctors to 48 African countries, 51 of whom sacrificed their lives during their missions in Africa.  
Chinese health diplomacy has evolved in a fragmented fashion because of a lack of strategic coordination among China's government agencies
In 2014, the Ebola crisis in West Africa exposed the challenges that African countries face in responding to public health emergencies. China sent emergency medical teams to assist in the Ebola outbreak response.  

Subsequently, China helped the African Union build the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) as a pivotal platform to strengthen the capabilities of Africa’s public health institutions to coordinate disease prevention, surveillance, and control on the continent more effectively. The Africa CDC has become a flagship project symbolic of China’s contribution to African health development.  

China’s support for building health capacity and governance in Africa has also been important in strengthening Sino-African political relations. To elevate the strategic significance of bilateral relationships, China unveiled the Partnership Action for Health at the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Under that partnership, China has committed to establishing a hospital alliance and joint medical centers in Africa, sending 2,000 medical personnel to the continent, and launching 20 malaria-treatment programs at African health facilities over the next three years. 

China’s Health Silk Road (HSR) initiative is another pillar of Chinese foreign policy on global health and the country’s ambitions for global health leadership. It has been part of China’s global Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) since President Xi Jinping announced the HSR in 2016.  
Through bilateral cooperation, China partners with BRI-participating countries on, among other things, infectious disease prevention and control, health emergency response, maternal and child health, health workforce cultivation, chronic disease prevention and control, and health technology innovation. HSR has become a bridge for promoting China’s vision of building a global community of health for all. 

During the global COVID-19 crisis, China provided health assistance to more than 120 BRI countries by donating 2 billion vaccines doses and cooperating with more than 20 BRI countries in joint production of vaccines—actions that promoted the accessibility and affordability of vaccines among BRI members. China has also signed cooperation agreements on traditional medicine with 14 BRI countries and established 30 centers of traditional Chinese medicine in BRI partners to facilitate the registration and market entry of Chinese patented medicines in BRI nations.  

China values multilateralism in how it conducts its foreign policy. Chinese health diplomacy reflects that position. China has been a staunch proponent of the roles of international organizations in global health governance.  

For example, China has reiterated its support for the authority of the World Health Organization (WHO) in global health governance. When the Donald Trump administration stopped U.S. funding for the WHO in 2020, China committed an additional $30 million to the organization. Emphasizing that it is a responsible great power, China’s increased financial support makes it second only to the United States in assessed contributions to the WHO. In 2023, China’s Global Security Initiative—the strategy guiding its foreign policy on global security challenges—stated that China supports the WHO’s leading role in global health governance.
The Kazan Declaration from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in October 2024 similarly underscored China’s commitment to multilateralism and the WHO in global health. 

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China’s growing economic power supports its interest in multilateralism in global health. It was, for example, a founding contributor of the World Bank’s Pandemic Fund. That contribution illustrates how China’s economic growth can help it play an increasingly larger role in global health diplomacy and governance. 


The COVID-19 pandemic helped the world see that China’s investments in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals have enhanced its ambitions to be a global health leader. Under the principle that vaccines are global public goods, China has been the biggest exporter of COVID-19 vaccines to countries of the so-called Global South.  

China’s ability to develop, produce, and distribute vaccines on a global scale during a pandemic crisis showed that it has the world-class biotechnology and pharmaceutical capabilities to create and manufacture high-quality, affordable medical products. As the second largest biopharmaceuticals market, China has emphasized that biopharmaceuticals are an important industry. It has become the main global producer of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs).  

To spur its bioeconomy, the Chinese government released its fourteenth Five-Year Plan on Bioeconomy Development in 2022. The plan has committed China to cooperate with BRI partners on drug and medical device research and development, speed up the internationalization of Chinese pharmaceutical products, and increase China’s participation in global biotechnology and pharmaceutical governance. China’s efforts to become a biopharmaceutical powerhouse support its strategy of being a global health leader. 

Despite making significant contributions to global health, China faces challenges that hold back its ability to be a global health leader. It is not well prepared strategically or institutionally to achieve and sustain such leadership. 
China has no overarching global health strategy to guide its diplomatic efforts. The absence of a strategy handicaps its ability to optimize its foreign policy for both health promotion and political benefits. The lack reflects the tensions among China’s global health ambitions, economic imperatives, and geopolitical interests.  
Chinese foreign policy on global health is vulnerable to external and internal factors
On the one hand, China’s desire to build a global health community is rooted in its vision for a new, more inclusive international system that promotes a shared future for mankind, captured in the concept that the “world is for all.” On the other, China’s strategic concerns, economic interests, and institutional dynamics increasingly influence its health diplomacy.  

Chinese foreign policy on global health is vulnerable to external and internal factors. Strategic competition between China and Western nations makes geopolitical calculations more important in China’s global health policies. The challenges facing the Chinese economy have created incentives to elevate domestic economic growth as a priority in China’s global health engagement. 

Institutionally, the Chinese government lacks a mechanism to coordinate the global health activities of its various bodies. The National Health Commission does not have the authority to align government ministries, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation Agency, on global health activities. The lack of such coordination means that China often conducts its health diplomacy in a piecemeal fashion. 

Those strategic, economic, and institutional challenges underscore that China’s foreign policy on global health needs top-level reforms to enable Chinese health diplomacy to have greater, more sustainable health impact.  

Looking ahead, the U.S.-China relationship will significantly shape how Chinese foreign policy on global health evolves. More intense geopolitical competition between the United States and China will make it difficult, if not impossible, for them to work together on global health problems, including pandemics and the gap between high-income and low- or middle-income countries that the global COVID-19 crisis exposed. Building more productive Sino-American relations on global health would enhance the global health leadership of both powers. 
Jiyong Jin is a professor and deputy dean in the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Shanghai International Studies University, China. 
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Bloodstock Open Air 2024 organizers have released the new video below, along with the following message:
“On August 9th, 2024, the legendary Swedish progressive metal band Opeth graced the stage as the highly anticipated headliners of the Bloodstock Open Air Metal Festival at Catton Park, UK. Known for their groundbreaking fusion of death metal, progressive rock, and atmospheric melodies, Opeth delivered an unforgettable night of music that thrilled metalheads from all over the world.
This video showcases their powerful live rendition of “Deliverance”, a beloved masterpiece from their critically acclaimed album of the same name. The track highlights Opeth’s extraordinary talent for fusing intense growls, intricate guitar harmonies, and spellbinding melodies, all executed with exceptional skill and passion. Frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt’s magnetic stage presence and the band’s precision brought this iconic song to life, leaving the audience in sheer awe.
Under the starlit sky, the crowd at Bloodstock 2024 erupted into a frenzy, headbanging and chanting along to Opeth’s spellbinding performance. The energy and connection between the band and their fans created an unforgettable moment that defined the festival. Whether you’re a die-hard Opeth fan or discovering their genius for the first time, this performance is guaranteed to leave you breathless.”

Opeth’s 14th studio album, The Last Will And Testament, was officially released on November 22 via Reigning Phoenix Music / Moderbolaget and is now charting internationally.
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Opeth’s fourteenth album was written by Mikael Åkerfeldt, with lyrics conferred with Klara Rönnqvist Fors (The Heard, ex-Crucified Barbara). The Last Will And Testament was co-produced by Åkerfeldt and Stefan Boman (Ghost, The Hellacopters), engineered by Boman, Joe Jones (Killing Joke, Robert Plant), and Opeth, with Boman, Åkerfeldt, and the rest of Opeth mixing at Atlantis and Hammerthorpe Studios in Stockholm. The strings on The Last Will And Testament were arranged by Åkerfeldt and returning prog friend Dave Stewart (Egg, Khan) and conducted by Stewart at Angel Studios in London. Not one to miss a beat, visual artist Travis Smith returns to the fold, crafting his 11th cover, a haunting “photograph” reminiscent of Stanley Kubrick’s infamous “Overlook Hotel” photograph. Miles Showell (ABBA, Queen) also revisits mastering and vinyl lacquer cutting at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Åkerfeldt rolls out the red carpet for storied flautist and Jethro Tull main man Ian Anderson. Not only do Anderson’s signature notes fly on “§4” and “§7”, he narrates on “§1”, “§2”, “§4”, and “§7”. Joining Anderson, Europe’s Joey Tempest lends a backing vocal hand on “§2”, while Åkerfeldt’s youngest daughter, Mirjam Åkerfeldt, is the disembodied voice in “§1”.
The Last Will A Testament is gripping from start to finish, jaw-dropping inside and out, representing some of Opeth’s finest material to date. Just as Opeth welcomed many into its distressed arms over the years, the Swedes again deliver on the promise that great music always tells a compelling story—this time with growls.
The Last Will And Testament is available worldwide via Moderbolaget / Reigning Phoenix Music. Order here.
Album cover by Travis Smith.

The Last Will And Testament tracklisting:
“§1”
“§2”
“§3”
“§4”
“§5”
“§6”
“§7”
“A Story Never Told”
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After conquering North America this past October, Opeth will embark on a headlining tour throughout Europe and the UK starting February 9 of next year. The full itinerary can be found below. Tickets here.

Tour dates (w/ Grand Magus):
February
9 – Helsinki, Finland – Ice Hall
11 – Stockholm, Sweden – Cirkus
12 – Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
14 – Copenhagen, Denmark – DR Koncerthuset
15 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks
17 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
18 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
19 – Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
21 – Paris, France – L’Olympia
22 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
23 – Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique
25 – Bristol, UK – Bristol Beacon
26 – London, UK – Roundhouse
28 – Birmingham, UK – Symphony Hall
March
1 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
2 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
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Army Infantry Officer Nathaniel Carter took eight years off from running when he joined the service. He has been back for 19 weeks and that is clearly enough.
Carter surged to the front in the final five miles of a hotly-contested race to win the Garden of Life Palm Beaches Marathon Sunday in a Boston-qualifying time of 2:49:58 in blustery downtown West Palm Beach.  
“I didn’t expect it and I’m speechless,” said the 39-year-old husband and father of two. “It’s time for celebration.”  
Angela Carron of Milan, Michigan conversely was running her 144^th career marathon and it showed. She ran away from second-place finisher Beth Reed in the women’s Marathon in a time of 3:03:24, a margin that grew to 10 minutes.
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Youth was on display in the Half Marathon as a battle of local 18-year-old high school seniors evolved, with Hobe Sound’s Joshua Flynn (1:19:58) outdueling North Palm Beach’s George Santana (1:20:41).
Laena Romand of Brooksville, CT, who finished second in this race in 2022 and third in 2019, won the women’s half-marathon in 1:24:10.
The USATF-certified event also included a half-marathon and marathon relays on Sunday, and a Sun Fun 5K and 10K races on Saturday. The event-record 4,600 runners came from 42 states and 28 countries to race over a flat course without bridges or hills known for allowing runners to record their best times on days when the winds doesn’t wreak the havoc it did in this edition of the race.
A nasty storm blew through the downtown area early Sunday hampering warm-ups and dampening streets. But it also provided a cool opening stretch before temperatures hovered at 72 degrees in late morning.
Carter ‘s last marathon came in 2016, which made it more amazing that Sunday’s race also produced the best time of his four career marathons.
Michael Watts of Islip, NY, who led much of the race but relinquished the lead at mile 21, was second (2:52:26) and Alberto Cruz Ortiz of Guyama, Puerto Rico, was third (2:55:17).
“I’ve been running now for 19 weeks,” Carter said. “At mile 21, I got a gut check. It was pretty hard. But I passed a guy and I didn’t know I took the lead unit a cop told me I was in first place.”
The windy and on-and-off rain was paradise for Carron, in town for a winter work retreat for her job as director of operations for Epic Run of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The 46-year-old runs 80 miles a week and is “always ready for a marathon.”  Last month she set her PR (2:58) in Detroit, and she’ll run the Boston Marathon in April.
“I love the rain, I don’t mind it,” said the veteran marathoner who along with the entire field endured a downpour as the race was set to begin. “This is my sweet spot.”
“No one in my family runs,” said Carron, who has run the Boston Marathon 10 times. “My Mom usually calls and asks ‘did you win’?” I can’t wait to tell her I won.”
With his Dad and brother watching him win his first career Half Marathon, Flynn collapsed at the finish line and needed several minutes to recover. The win was hard-earned for the Cardinal Newman product after the duel with Santana, who attends Dwyer High School. Flynn had not beaten Santana during the recent cross country season.
“The wind was pretty bad at first and I was freezing in the first mile, but then I got in the rhythm and felt good,” said Flynn.
With the two running neck-and-neck into Mile 10, Flynn decided to take off and he ended up with a time that was 10 minutes better than his PR.
“The 5K is my strong suit, but with three miles to go I started kicking,” he said. “And the last two miles I was dead.”
Despite losing to his friend and high school rival, Santana was not downcast with the second-place finish. He finished 17^th as a 16-year-old in 2022, was 4^th a year ago and improved again with this year’s 2^nd place finish.
“I stuck with (Flynn) until my head started hurting at the 10-minute mark,” he said. “Other than that, it was a good race. This is my third time in the race, and each time I’ve improved. I’ve been progressing.”
Romond was not initially scheduled to run the Half Marathon. She has wintered in Wellington for several years for her job as an equestrian rider and trainer at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.
“Our schedule is very busy,” she said. “At the last minute, my morning looked fine. I decided to jump in and do the run. It’s a nice holiday race. Even though it was a little rainy and breezy, overall it was a pretty nice day to run.”
The weekend event benefitted Special Olympics Florida, which serves over 60,000 athletes statewide.
Caron summed it all up best.
“I love it here,” said the Michigan resident. “The ocean is beautiful. It’s just really crazy to me. I wonder what it’s like to live in paradise. I absolutely love it.”
Pos      Name                                                                City                                                    Time
1            Nathaniel Carter                                        Cooper City, FL                           02:49:58
2            Michael Watts                                             Islip, NY                                           02:52:26
3            Alberto Cruz Ortiz                                     Guayama, Puerto Rico            02:55:17
4            Yisroayl Peer                                                 Delray Beach, FL                        02:57:24
5            Steven Thompson                                    Downingtown, PA                      02:57:24
6            Dylan Bushby                                                Blackwood, NJ                             02:57:49
7            Carlos Halabe                                             Sunny isles, FL                            02:58:25
8            Mark Eidelman                                           Winnetka, IL                                  03:05:09
9            Matthew Wheeler                                      Charleston, SC                           03:09:02
10         Jim Park                                                           Buffalo, NY                                    03:09:13
11         Daniel Hefty                                                  Vero Beach, FL                            03:11:54
12         Cedric Vincent                                            Lake Worth, FL                            03:12:48
13         Drew Navarro                                                Boynton Beach, FL                   03:13:59
14         Matthew Weinberg                                    New York, NY                               03:14:07
15         Nathan Ashcraft                                        Jupiter, FL                                       03:15:41
16         Jacob Olsen                                                  St Paul, MN                                   03:15:52
17         Brice Ikouebe                                                Miami, FL                                       03:15:56
18         Miguel Trujillo                                                Alexandria, VA                             03:17:28
19         Bryan Headley                                             Palm Beach, FL                           03:18:04
20         Ari Hirsch                                                        West Palm Beach, FL               03:18:31
21         Mickey Shulkin                                            San Francisco, CA                    03:19:37
22         William Beisswenger                                Fort Lauderdale, FL                  03:20:28
23         Kyle Latz                                                          Jupiter, FL                                       03:20:47
24         Eli Thurston                                                   Knoxville, TN                                 03:22:40
25         Luke Ritter                                                      West Palm Beach, FL               03:23:40
Pos      Name                                                                City                                                     Time
1            Joshua Flynn                                                 Hobe Sound, FL                          01:19:58
2            George Santana                                         North Palm Beach, FL             01:20:41
3            John Reback                                                 Jupiter, FL                                       01:23:48
4            Christopher Bell                                         Starkville, MS                               01:23:52
5            Greg Smith                                                    Stuart, FL                                        01:24:59
6            Jude Sandala                                                Palm Beach Gardens, FL       01:25:03
7            Bryan Gutierrez                                           Newington, CT                            01:25:40
8            Daniel Rodriguez                                       Fort Lauderdale, FL                  01:26:49
9            Tom Howes                                                    West Palm Beach, FL               01:26:51
10         Erlend Mosand                                           Svolvaer, Norway                        01:26:59
11         Iftach Shimonovitc                                   Delray Beach, FL                        01:27:03
12         Marcelo Fiusa Carneiro                         Boca Raton, FL                            01:27:07
13         David Delfino                                                Toronto, Canada                        01:27:26
14         Joseph Flynn                                                 Hobe Sound, FL                           01:28:15
15         Kevin Herman                                              West Palm Beach, FL               01:28:23
16         Giancarlo Ceci                                            Norwalk, CT                                  01:28:38
17         Caleb Evans                                                 Lake Worth, FL                            01:29:02
18         Miguel Amesty                                            Fort Lauderdale, FL                  01:29:04
19         Joseph Blakeley                                          West Palm Beach, FL               01:29:13
20         Benjamin Gordon                                      Palm Beach, FL                           01:29:20
21         Mitchell Clinard                                         West Palm Beach, FL               01:29:27
22         Marc Surgent                                                Boca Raton, FL                            01:29:30
23         Attila Kamaras                                            Palm Beach Gardens, FL       01:29:51
24         David Chen                                                   Boca Raton, FL                            01:29:56
25         Andrew Colone                                           West Palm Beach, FL               01:29:58
Pos      Name                                                                City                                                     Time
1            Angela Carron                                             Milan, MI                                         03:03:24
2            Beth Reed                                                       Lake Mary, FL                                03:13:26
3            Nancy Robertshaw                                   Chattanooga, TN                        03:22:40
4            Brandi Haller                                                Melbourne, FL                             03:30:39
5            Shannon Evanchec                                  Knoxville, TN                                 03:31:27
6            Arianna Marino                                          Whippany, NJ                                03:32:09
7            Amanda Posthuma Coelho                Boston, MA                                    03:34:16
8            Emily Daycock                                             Fort Lauderdale, FL                  03:34:43
9            Nix Searcy                                                      Louisville, KY                                03:34:46
10         Nancy Arcoverde Cavalcanti              Spring, TX                                       03:35:41
11         Cody Rankin                                                 Marietta, GA                                  03:36:05
12         Emily Johnson                                             Jupiter, FL                                       03:37:20
13         Maria Urso                                                     Jupiter, FL                                       03:38:48
14         Adriana Jaaniorg                                        Pembroke Pines, FL                 03:39:40
15         Kerry Houlette                                             Estero, FL                                        03:41:06
16         Natalie Etherson                                        Estero, FL                                        03:42:01
17         Bethany Hitchman                                   Langley, Canada                       03:43:56
18         Nora El-Abbar                                              West Palm Beach, FL               03:45:19
19         Megan Dreyer                                               Atlanta, GA                                    03:45:24
20         Katie Leon Ortega                                     Green Bay, WI                              03:46:36
21         Haley Johnson                                            Jupiter, FL                                       03:46:40
22         Jillian Potenza                                             West Palm Beach, FL               03:51:11
23         Lizzy Davis                                                     Jupiter, FL                                       03:51:42
24         Patricia Roldan                                           Port St Lucie, FL                         03:54:15
25         Megan Collins                                             Tampa, FL                                       03:55:17
Pos      Name                                                               City                                                     Time
1            Laena Romond                                          Brookfield, MI                              01:24:10
2            Runelda Jackson                                      Belle Glade, FL                             01:25:16
3            Stephanie Gerland                                  Jupiter, FL                                        01:25:46
4            Staci Huelat                                                 Wellington, FL                              01:31:34
5            Amanda Jones                                           West Palm Beach, FL               01:32:10
6            Jen Rossano                                                Wellington, FL                              01:33:30
7            Celia Vaughn                                              Charlottesville, VA                    01:34:02
8            Blair Bartosiewicz                                    Palm Beach, FL                           01:36:37
9            Nicole Hastaba                                         Palm Beach Gardens, FL       01:38:24
10         Shannon Fox                                               Jupiter, FL                                       01:38:28
11         Elizabeth Hayne                                        West Palm Beach, FL               01:38:51
12         Natalie Glowacka                                    West Palm Beach, FL               01:39:59
13         Carlyn Russell                                            Palm Beach Gardens               01:40:04
14         Maria Paituvi                                               Jupiter, FL                                       01:40:27
15         Viktoriia Kolodiazhna                             Kyiv, Ukraine                                  01:40:35
16         Katie Mitala                                                  Jupiter, FL                                       01:41:31
17         Jaime Farone                                               Palm Beach Gardens, FL       01:41:47
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More residential fires are reported during the holidays than at any other time during the year, according to the City of Las Cruces.
The Las Cruces Fire Department encourages residents to follow these tips for a safe holiday season.
The fire department also emphasized the importance of having functional smoke detectors installed on every floor of the home, a vital step in reducing fire-related risks during the holidays.

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Tracing Electrons, a documentary premiering on 30 December on Duna TV, delves into the remarkable life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ferenc Krausz. For the first time, the scientist shares his life story, offering viewers a candid look at the journey of a humble yet determined man driven by curiosity and a passion for discovery.
The film highlights Krausz’s revolutionary work in visualizing electrons, a breakthrough that has opened new horizons in science and promises to impact humanity’s future. As director Gábor István Kiss explains, Krausz’s life is a testament to perseverance and the relentless pursuit of knowledge. ‘He has a vision and uses the Nobel Prize spotlight to amplify the significance of his achievements,’ Kiss stated, following a press screening of the film.
Krausz’s upbringing in the Hungarian town of Mór instilled in him the discipline and resilience that underpinned his scientific success. His achievements demonstrate how years of dedication and inquiry can answer some of theoretical physics’ most complex questions. However, as Kiss emphasized, the Nobel Prize is not the culmination of Krausz’s journey. Instead, it is a milestone, paving the way for advancements in medical diagnostics and other fields that could improve lives worldwide.
The film takes viewers to various locations that shaped Krausz’s life, from his attosecond lab in Saudi Arabia to research hubs in Munich, Washington, and Szeged. It even captures personal moments, such as Krausz jogging in his rare leisure time, to provide an intimate portrait of the man behind the discoveries.
Reflecting on the filmmaking process, Krausz admitted initial discomfort but grew to appreciate the potential of the project. ‘The film carries a message that goes beyond showcasing my work and daily life. It can inspire and motivate others,’ he noted. Despite global acclaim, Krausz remains grounded, attributing his success to collaboration and the mentors who enriched his journey.
The physicist shared a poignant insight drawn from Ernő Rubik: the importance of asking the right questions. ‘For me, it has always been about finding the problems and questions that could drive me for decades,’ Krausz explained, encouraging young scientists to seek their own compass in the form of fundamental questions.
Tracing Electrons not only chronicles Krausz’s scientific achievements but also highlights the values of dedication, curiosity, and humility. As the film’s producer, Lajos Tamás, and cinematographer, Dávid Gajdics, combine cinematic artistry with powerful storytelling, the documentary offers a celebration of science and its capacity to inspire.
In a heartfelt gesture, Krausz donated the signed poster of the film to the public media’s Jónak lenni jó! charity campaign, reflecting his belief in giving back to society.
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