Policy Exchange recently hosted Mr. Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chair of the Health Select Committee, who discussed the potential of future pandemics.
In a wide-ranging discussion on November 4, 2021, Gates called for a new international Pandemic Task Force, with a budget of about $1 billion per year.
According to Microsoft's founder, governments must invest billions in research and development to prepare for future pandemics and smallpox terror strikes.
Gates Germ-Game Warning Motivates Smallpox Vaccine Discussions
Yellow Fever Testing Partners With Preventive Vaccines
A team of technical officers in the National Public Health Laboratory has been building extra capacity in South Sudan to control yellow fever outbreaks, reported the WHO Africa.
Strengthening national capacities for case detection, investigation, and testing is critical for effective yellow fever control.
This effort is essential since South Sudan lies in the yellow fever belt and has reported 187 cases, including 27 deaths in three separate outbreaks in 2003, 2018, and 2020.
Unemployment Adversely Linked to Recommended Cancer Screening
Lower prevalence of screening for unemployed adults was no longer seen after accounting for health insurance coverage
Court Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Big Businesses
Lawsuit questions whether the federal government exceeded its authority in issuing the rule
U.S. Reopens Borders to Vaccinated Foreign Travelers
Visitors will need to show proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test taken within three calendar days of travel
Prior Poor Mental Health Tied to More COVID-19 Infections
Findings for county-level indicators of mental health in 2019 and county-level infection rates