The world is now extremely poorly prepared to counter a possible pandemic of hypervirulent H5N1 influenza. Most countries are planning for nothing worse than the Spanish flu pandemic. It may be possible that this can in large measure be explained as a consequence of an epidemic of wishful ...
"We're just not prepared," said Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in prepared testimony before a House of Representatives committee. He also implied that as devastating as the coronavirus has been, a worse pandemic is bound to come....
Planning for an effective response to the next pandemic is complex and requires extensive engagement between public health experts, clinicians, diagnostic laboratory staff, general and at-risk communities and jurisdictional and federal agencies. An effective response also requires access to real-time data...
There are ways to improve our odds.For the best chance at preventing another pandemic, we need to get a handle on, and limit, the spread of the virus. Here, the US could have done a better job at limiting the spread in dairy cows, says Khan. “It should have been found a lot ear...
the above plan elements in place at the start of 2020, the world has changed and so has our view of our leaders and their skills. While the pandemic may have mainly accelerated the changes that were visible a year or two before, it certainly feels different for the uninitiated right now....
"But the next pandemic is around the corner - it might be two years, it could be 20 years, it could be longer - but we can't afford to let our guards down. We need to stay vigilant, prepared and ready to make sacrifices again." ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said for the first time on November 26 he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for Joe Biden. But also he made it clear he's not prepared to concede. Meanwhile, Biden is moving forward with his transition to the White House after ...
After the pandemic, I learned that the Party members are people 84.who/that will step forward when China is in trouble. When I grow up, I want to become one of 85.them (they). Even if I am not a Party member, I will make contributions to our society, making it a much better ...
Gartner, worldwide spending on information security and risk management is predicated to grow by 2.4% in 2020. However, it should be noted that this is below the previous estimate of 8.7%, which suggests that cyber-security spending is actually slowing down in the aftermath of the pandemic. ...
Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1815 was the planet’s last massive eruption and it ushered in global disaster. Scientists warn the world may be due another and it is not prepared