Progressing Pandemic Preparedness
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Progressing Pandemic Preparedness

Progressing Pandemic Preparedness

From the rise of drug-resistant disease-causing pathogens to the emergence and spread of new infectious diseases, global health security remains of top concern. What role can innovative business models play in enhancing progress on pandemic preparedness?

Takeaway Messages

Mostly because of misinformation, one-third of people in the US did not receive any COVID-19 vaccine, and two-thirds got no booster. Growing nationalism is one of the biggest dangers to pandemic preparedness
We are living through a renaissance in vaccine development
At present antimicrobial resistance is leading to more deaths than HIV and malaria combined
The US market does not reward the research and development of new antibiotics
Chronic poor health made populations vulnerable to COVID-19