What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic PreparednessPandemic preparedness strategies can offer insights for addressing AI-related national security threats.
How do people catch bird flu?The rise in bird flu cases in cattle and chickens is causing concern for potential human infection risks.
Bird Flu Has Been Found in a U.S. Pig for the First TimeBird flu detected in U.S. pigs raises concerns about possible human health risks, emphasizing the need for ongoing surveillance.The current risk to public health remains low, but the situation underscores the importance of vigilance in monitoring animal viruses.
Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemicIt was revealed that a ready-made plan to tackle a coronavirus outbreak was drawn up in 2005 but was never used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
US repeating Covid mistakes with bird flu as spread raises alarm, experts sayThe US is repeating past mistakes with H5N1 bird flu, risking another pandemic like Covid.
The next pandemic: not if, but whenWe must prioritize proactive public health investments to prepare for potential outbreaks, especially in light of lessons from COVID-19 and bird flu.
What AI Policy Can Learn from Pandemic PreparednessPandemic preparedness strategies can offer insights for addressing AI-related national security threats.
How do people catch bird flu?The rise in bird flu cases in cattle and chickens is causing concern for potential human infection risks.
Bird Flu Has Been Found in a U.S. Pig for the First TimeBird flu detected in U.S. pigs raises concerns about possible human health risks, emphasizing the need for ongoing surveillance.The current risk to public health remains low, but the situation underscores the importance of vigilance in monitoring animal viruses.
Revealed: The coronavirus outbreak plan ignored by the government during the pandemicIt was revealed that a ready-made plan to tackle a coronavirus outbreak was drawn up in 2005 but was never used during the Covid-19 pandemic.
US repeating Covid mistakes with bird flu as spread raises alarm, experts sayThe US is repeating past mistakes with H5N1 bird flu, risking another pandemic like Covid.
The next pandemic: not if, but whenWe must prioritize proactive public health investments to prepare for potential outbreaks, especially in light of lessons from COVID-19 and bird flu.
Social Media and Search Engines Can Now Forecast Disease OutbreaksThe rate of novel pandemics infecting humans is rising, and the risk of outbreaks will triple in the coming decades.Data scientists are using social media and search engine data to predict the trajectories of infectious diseases and improve pandemic preparedness.
Stretched NHS even less ready to cope with a new pandemic, scientists warnThe UK is now worse prepared for a pandemic than it was when Covid-19 hit the country.The health system's ability to respond to another major viral outbreak has decreased.The government's response to Covid-19 has been chaotic and little progress has been made in implementing new systems.