Elizabeth Kane, MPH

Communications Specialist. Passionate about public health, science, and the outdoors. Views are my own.

[CEPI @CEPIvaccines]

DYK there are around 25 families of viruses known to be able to infect people? And DYK that the next #DiseaseX is most likely to come from one of them?

Explore The Viral Most Wanted in CEPI's series of multimedia articles as we investigate the viruses that threaten humankind.

[CARB-X @CARB_X]

📙 PUBLISHED TODAY: Learn about @CARB_X accomplishments in the 2021-2022 annual report. Highlights include projects in clinical development, new products on the market, open funding rounds, and more.

➡️ https://t.co/fNYNzb6D0x

[NPR Goats & Soda @NPRGoatsandSoda]

How do pandemics begin? There's a new theory — and a new strategy to thwart them https://t.co/pnrZtK6pRF

[STAT @statnews]

West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared https://t.co/fzYWEMILXR

[HHS ASPR @ASPRgov]

While the latest #Ebola outbreak in Uganda has come to an end, we continue to work with partners to prepare for future outbreaks. Find out how @BARDA collaborates to develop medical countermeasures that make a difference in the fight against Ebola: https://t.co/UusQ7X7bto

[Washingtonian 🌸 @washingtonian]

We visited a military facility that works with some of the world’s scariest pathogens. https://t.co/jADLue5Q0b

[Elizabeth Kane, MPH @ekane_mph]

Some very exciting #NTD research work from my alma mater! #RollWave

[Tulane University @Tulane]

Researchers at @TulaneSPHTM are hard at work developing a vaccine against Chagas disease and its related cardiac complications. https://t.co/Gvi5LY6gzo

[Secretary Xavier Becerra @SecBecerra]

That’s right – you can now order your free COVID tests! Every household is eligible for 4 tests, and placing an order is totally free, easy, and fast.

➡️ https://t.co/v5JaXah2lN

[FIND @FINDdx]

“As testing for #SARSCoV2 declines in many regions, countries are starting to pivot to #sequencing endemic pathogens”, says our Deputy Director, Genomics & Sequencing, @mitokondrion in @NaturePortfolio:
https://t.co/YOgX0981U0

[The Guardian @guardian]

Best science books of 2022 https://t.co/5Tb1N5Zzs2

[Elizabeth Kane, MPH @ekane_mph]

Great article from @mesoplodon! The #OneHealth component of outbreaks/zoonotic spillover has never been clearer. Ensuring the health of all – humans, animals, and the environment – is 🔑 to preventing the next #pandemic 🦠

[NPR Goats & Soda @NPRGoatsandSoda]

An elegant way to stop deadly Hendra virus spillovers from bats to horses ... to us https://t.co/UbctJjY444

[CARB-X @CARB_X]

It's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week #WAAW2022

Learn how @CARB_X and international partners are addressing antibiotic-resistant infections to save lives and improve 🌏 human health.

🎥https://t.co/qINC9gOEVT
#AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW

[BARDA @BARDA]

Phase 2 of the #MaskInnovationChallenge involved rigorous laboratory testing & development at @NIOSH & @NIST using the Moonshot Target Product Profile, a criteria of ambitious performance targets. See how NIOSH & NIST experts evaluated mask designs: https://t.co/cXcgIYoXYy

[BARDA @BARDA]

Two mask designs have been awarded $150,000 each as winners of the #MaskInnovationChallenge Phase 2 from BARDA, @NIOSH, & @NIST. Read the #BARDAStory about the designs from winners @Air99_LLC & @ReadiMask, as well as runners-up @Flo_Mask & @LeviStraussCo: https://t.co/xTq0bp7BCj

[Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson]

It’s gross outside DC IS BACK BABY

[Sophie Bushwick @sophiebushwick]

These masks are incredible. Some are transparent, or folded like origami to get more surface area, or fitted via 3-D facial scans, or easily mass-produced. One strap-free design sticks directly to skin; another doesn't touch the face at all https://t.co/7HWQM9ix9D via @sciam

[BARDA @BARDA]

Today as BARDA enters our 16th year, we're releasing a new strategic plan focused on fortifying the nation’s #HealthSecurity by enabling a rapid response to #PublicHealth emergencies with #MedicalCountermeasures that save lives. Learn more: https://t.co/1mokU44fg1

[Jon Cohen @sciencecohen]

Hate your face mask? There’s hope https://t.co/3UbjUZGQB4

[NPR Health News @NPRHealth]

The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests https://t.co/eg3r4ubi7V

[Vox @voxdotcom]

We need to be developing vaccines for the next pandemic — right now https://t.co/v5UIEmNw7e