A nasal spray vaccine could be our best defense against the next pandemic. Discover how this innovation targets H5N1 avian flu. #PandemicPreparedness #NasalVaccine #H5N1

https://geekoo.news/nasal-spray-vaccine-a-new-frontier-in-pandemic-defense/

Via Dave Levitan:

Per a source with knowledge, the entire #HHS Office of #InfectiousDisease & #HIV / #AIDS Policy, or #OIDP, was just fired.

https://www.europesays.com/1919480/ Five years on, British politics still can’t escape Covid-19 – POLITICO #BorisJohnson #BritishPolitics #debt #GreatBritain #hospitals #KeirStarmer #LIZTRUSS #PandemicPreparedness #partygate #PatMcfadden #RachelReeves #RishiSunak #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #Vaccines #welfare #WestminsterBubble

Five years on, British politics still can’t escape Covid-19 – POLITICO https://www.byteseu.com/836368/ #BorisJohnson #BritishPolitics #Debt #GreatBritain #hospitals #KeirStarmer #LizTruss #PandemicPreparedness #Partygate #PatMcfadden #RachelReeves #RishiSunak #Russia #Ukraine #UnitedKingdom #Vaccines #welfare #WestminsterBubble

EU ‘hopeful’ for pandemic deal this year https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/eu-hopeful-for-pandemic-deal-this-year/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #PandemicPreparedness #WHO

RT by @EU_HaDEA: We are supporting €24M into a project led by @Ginkgo & funded by @EU_HaDEA to develop a point-of-care metagenomic sequencing diagnostic device

Revolutionising pathogen detection for enhanced #pandemicpreparedness

How you can benefithttps://shorturl.at/WvHEe

#EU4Health
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Danes get their first new national pandemic strategy in twelve years https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/danes-get-their-first-new-national-pandemic-strategy-in-twelve-years/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CivilPreparedness #COVID #Denmark #PandemicPreparedness

Website Update 2025-01-29:

Added: Avian Influenza Case Data
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Reason: Pandemic Potential Monitoring
Link: https://covidradar.vercel.app/trends_birdflu.html

Bill Gates Says We’re ‘Absolutely Not’ Ready for Another Pandemic https://www.byteseu.com/686598/ #BillGates #business #centers #ChiefEmmaTucker #COVID19 #Department #DiseaseControl #FurtherNotice #Health #HumanServices #Pandemic #PandemicPreparedness #US #vaccine #World #year

The Looming Threat of H5N1: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

As the specter of bird flu looms larger, with its recent spread among US dairy cattle and the first human fatality, experts warn that we might be on the brink of another pandemic. With lessons from CO...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-looming-threat-of-h5n1-are-we-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic

The Looming Threat of H5N1: Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?

As the specter of bird flu looms larger, with its recent spread among US dairy cattle and the first human fatality, experts warn that we might be on the brink of another pandemic. With lessons from CO...

https://news.lavx.hu/article/the-looming-threat-of-h5n1-are-we-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic

phillycaller.com/index.php/po... Urgent Authorization of Bird Flu Vaccine Amid Growing Concerns #BirdFlu #H5N1 #Vaccine #PublicHealth #DrLeanaWen #FDA #BidenAdministration #Farmworkers #PandemicPreparedness #VaccineHesitancy #AvianInfluenza

Urgent Authorization of Bird F...

And now we have #H5N1 #influenza #viruses in pigs. At least, nobody will be able to say that we did not see it coming, if disaster strikes...
#pandemic #PandemicPreparedness #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2828297

We must be ready for a bird flu pandemic.

H5N1 is spreading in the US. We must:

1. Plan for possible scenarios

2. Develop vaccines and treatments

Let’s act now to protect ourselves and our communities.

Supporters argue that gain-of-function studies are key to preparing for pandemics, but critics warn of their dangers.

Read more here:
https://undark.org/2024/12/11/unleashed-gain-of-function-regulation/

Controlling minor #outbreaks is necessary to #prepare for major #pandemics

Source: PLoS Biology, Perspective, https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002945

{Summary}

Ongoing influenza H5N1 outbreaks highlight the need for timely, scalable interventions that draw on lessons from COVID-19. In particular, successful pandemic preparedness requires early outbreak management, including effective responses targeting spillovers before there is evidence of human-to-human transmission.

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#Drosten on the #danger of #birdflu: “I fear that the time has now been missed”

Source: T-Online, https://www.t-online.de/gesundheit/aktuelles/id_100543766/virologe-drosten-zur-h5n1-gefahr-aus-der-corona-pandemie-nichts-gelernt-.html

{Excerpt, original article in German.}

The next epidemic is spreading: the number of bird flu infections is increasing in the USA. Experts such as virologist Drosten criticize the authorities’ actions.

T-Online.de

According to experts, it is doubtful that we have learned anything from the coronavirus pandemic. In many countries, pandemic plans have been dusted off or even created in the first place. But a current example shows that in cases of doubt, too little is still being done to stop the spread of dangerous pathogens as early as possible: the H5N1 bird flu viruses in US dairy farms. Since the first detections in March, according to the US Department of Agriculture, H5N1 cases have been recorded in hundreds of farms in many states.

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