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
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
Insulin Rx Fills Down During the Pandemic
Findings significant for adults, but not pediatric subgroups
Heart Attack + COVID-19 Significantly Ups In-Hospital Mortality
Findings for both out-of-hospital and in-hospital ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Third BNT162b2 Vaccine Dose May Cut Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
Fewer hospital admissions, cases of severe disease, COVID-19-related deaths seen with third dose versus two doses received five months ago
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Nov. 1 to 5, 2021. This …
Pfizer Says New COVID-19 Pill Cuts Severe Disease by 89 Percent
Drug is designed to prevent the coronavirus from making copies of itself.