3/ While the risk to the public is almost certainly still low, we need our animal & public health authorities to continuing taking this situation very seriously.
There's no excuses if we allow ongoing transmission & the virus ends up w/ the right set of mutations for H2H spread.
@ObservingAngel@ENirenberg Would be great if there were a page just dedicated to the tools, research, clinical trials, innovations. That's sort of what @EricTopol offers and why he deserves such thanks!
@ObservingAngel@ENirenberg As yr colleague Katelyn Jetelina has written, "95% of hospitalizations are [those] not up-to-date on vaccines. 1 in 4 nursing home residents didn’t get Paxlovid. Long Covid-19 treatment is moving at a snail’s pace. We need to be laser-focused on what will move the needle."
I wrote this over a year ago. Still relevant.
How to Handle the Bird Flu: America Must Prepare for the Next Possible Pandemic.
(No paywall, but you do have to input an email) https://t.co/eJxCtabFAc