future pandemic

CDC Launches New Center to Watch for Future Outbreaks

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CDC Launches New Center to Watch for Future Outbreaks

Aug. 19, 2021 — The CDC is setting up a new hub to watch for early warning signs of future infectious outbreaks, the agency announced Wednesday. Epidemiologists learn about emerging outbreaks by tracking information, and the quality of their analysis depends on their access to high-quality data. Gaps in existing systems became obvious during … Read more

New Biomaterial Vaccines Aim to Ward Off Future Pandemic Threats

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New Biomaterial Vaccines Aim to Ward Off Future Pandemic Threats

Aug. 6, 2021 — Find it. Kill it. This is the simple premise behind new biomaterial-based vaccines that experts are designing to fend off future pathogens, or germs that could threaten human health. As they plan next-generation vaccines, scientists are banking on the idea that the structure of a future pandemic-scale pathogen will be … Read more