Trump Appoints Veteran Public Health Official to Lead Pandemic Office
President Trump appointed Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top federal health official with expertise in "One Health," to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy this week; his experience spans multiple administrations and agencies, and he will immediately ta...
Trump Appoints Veteran Public Health Official to Lead Pandemic Office
President Trump appointed Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top federal health official with expertise in "One Health," to lead the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy this week; his experience spans multiple administrations and agencies, and he will immediately ta...
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32% Bias Score
Pandemic Response: Investing in Viral Discovery and Surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical flaws in global pandemic response, prompting calls for increased investment in viral discovery, enhanced disease surveillance, and stronger international collaboration to prevent future outbreaks, particularly given the estimated $6.3 billion cost to discover 3...
Pandemic Response: Investing in Viral Discovery and Surveillance
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical flaws in global pandemic response, prompting calls for increased investment in viral discovery, enhanced disease surveillance, and stronger international collaboration to prevent future outbreaks, particularly given the estimated $6.3 billion cost to discover 3...
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44% Bias Score
H5N1 Avian Influenza: Global Concerns Rise Amidst First US Human Death and Growing Mammalian Infections
Hundreds of human deaths from H5N1 avian influenza globally, including the first US case last week, raise concerns as the virus spreads among US cows, prompting experts to warn of insufficient government response and potential pandemic risks.
H5N1 Avian Influenza: Global Concerns Rise Amidst First US Human Death and Growing Mammalian Infections
Hundreds of human deaths from H5N1 avian influenza globally, including the first US case last week, raise concerns as the virus spreads among US cows, prompting experts to warn of insufficient government response and potential pandemic risks.
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40% Bias Score
African Expertise Key to Combating Infectious Diseases
Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), discusses why Africa is the best continent to study infectious diseases, highlighting the successful containment of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria as a prime example of the impact of local...
African Expertise Key to Combating Infectious Diseases
Christian Happi, director of the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases (ACEGID), discusses why Africa is the best continent to study infectious diseases, highlighting the successful containment of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Nigeria as a prime example of the impact of local...
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44% Bias Score
Germany Reflects on Five Years of Covid-19: Lessons Learned and Future Threats
Five years after Germany's first Covid-19 case in February 2020, virologist Sandra Ciesek and medical director Jürgen Graf reflect on the pandemic's critical moments, highlighting the inadequate protection of elderly care home residents in fall 2020 and the unequal global vaccine distribution. They ...
Germany Reflects on Five Years of Covid-19: Lessons Learned and Future Threats
Five years after Germany's first Covid-19 case in February 2020, virologist Sandra Ciesek and medical director Jürgen Graf reflect on the pandemic's critical moments, highlighting the inadequate protection of elderly care home residents in fall 2020 and the unequal global vaccine distribution. They ...
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H5N1 Avian Flu Pandemic Threat and Dutch Public Health Underfunding
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is spreading among mammals, including humans, causing hundreds of deaths globally, with at least one case of human-to-human transmission without bird contact, raising serious concerns about a potential pandemic, while the Netherlands government cuts p...
H5N1 Avian Flu Pandemic Threat and Dutch Public Health Underfunding
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus is spreading among mammals, including humans, causing hundreds of deaths globally, with at least one case of human-to-human transmission without bird contact, raising serious concerns about a potential pandemic, while the Netherlands government cuts p...
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World Remains Unprepared for Next Pandemic Despite COVID-19 Lessons
Despite progress in vaccine technology and pandemic preparedness initiatives since COVID-19, experts warn that the world remains inadequately prepared for another pandemic due to persistent inequalities in access to resources and the ongoing challenge of misinformation; a new WHO pandemic preparedne...
World Remains Unprepared for Next Pandemic Despite COVID-19 Lessons
Despite progress in vaccine technology and pandemic preparedness initiatives since COVID-19, experts warn that the world remains inadequately prepared for another pandemic due to persistent inequalities in access to resources and the ongoing challenge of misinformation; a new WHO pandemic preparedne...
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20% Bias Score