The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced the launch of global scientific effort to update the list of priority pathogens, a list used to guide investments and research, especially for vaccines and treatments.
"What's needed are vaccines that are durable, with a wide breadth of protection."
New research from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that various state restrictions and lockdowns imposed during the first 6 months of the pandemic were not related to worsening mental health. The study is published in Health Psychology.
A study of California public transportation workers published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) shows public transportation workers have higher rates of both COVID-19 incidence and mortality compared to other industries.
Steps include launching a US international pandemic preparedness project and appointing a global health security envoy.
The 10-year plan starts today and gives recommendations for a range of scientific disciplines to better address seasonal flu and prepare for the next flu pandemic.
The latest report looks at COVID-19 relief fund allocation, stockpiles, supply chains, and more.
Recommendations include bolstering worker well-being, reassessing priorities, and admitting when data are lacking.
More than two thirds of antibiotics prescribed for respiratory tract infections at primary care practices within an academic health system were inappropriate, with unnecessary prescribing strongly linked to respiratory infections that almost never require antibiotics, researchers reported today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.
The treaty's goal would be to shore up commitment in the battle against infectious disease outbreaks.
