Global prevention risk level: HIGH We are in a new wave of uncertainty and an increasingly infectious “variant soup” in the community, even before the winter months have started. We are flying blind with little-no testing and under-reported data. There is pandemic fatigue amongst citizens and little-no government or public health communication about the airborne … Continued
Thank you for your interest in signing up for the HICPAC meeting. Here is the link to signup: https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/meeting.html. The meeting is scheduled on November 2 (9am-5pm ET) and 3 (9am-12pm et), teleconference only (Zoom). The agenda may not be available until the day(s) of and will be posted at the signup link above, along … Continued
This month, take part in the world’s first all-virtual Clean Indoor Air Expo, as we highlight innovative technologies – and the people behind them – that are working to expand access to clean indoor air. Why the Clean Air Expo? The world is in the early stages of a paradigm shift that will see huge … Continued
It is essential to shift from relying on a single strategy to embracing multiple strategies and effective solutions when addressing the pandemic and avoiding conflicts. Various pandemic precaution measures can complement each other and be combined in different ways to achieve an effective response. Unfortunately, the politicization of these precautions, like masking and vaccination, has … Continued
Everyone should know that Long Covid is often devastating. Thank you to @BerlinBuyers and @sophsoph_psd for creating this powerful design and making this billboard happen. Do you want to create your own Long Covid awareness billboard? lizwhatsherface.bsky (@RealGayArbys) and @pickle_juice29 made an easy-to-understand toolkit to do just that (see below).
1. Which content does the WHN publish? 2. How does WHN decide about what teams to make and what those teams should work on? 3. How does WHN determine the responsibilities and projects for individual members? 4. How do teams make decisions on their projects and their work process? 5. What is the high level … Continued
Yaneer Bar-Yam My name is Yaneer Bar-Yam, I am professor and president of the New England Complex Systems Institute and a co-founder of the World Health Network. I have six statements to make: 1) The evidence review of N95s respirators compared with surgical masks cited today is incorrect because it is based upon incorrect mathematical … Continued
WHN Infection Prevention Team Letter to HICPAC Members
Hey developers, Ready to dive into some high-impact work? We’re CovidMeetups, and we need JavaScript and Ruby on Rails experts to solve specific, well-defined challenges. You’re not just a code monkey here; you’re a problem solver. Improve Search Functionality Task: Allow users to search groups, by location, by type. Allow Users to search for listed businesses. Improve … Continued
Reprinted with permission Authors: Dr. Golda Schlaff, Dr. Spela Salamon, Ph.D, Dr. Sandra Deuretzbacher, Dr. Ingrid Fuchs, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Mariann Pavone-Gyöngyösi, Dr. Wolfgang Hagen, Univ.-Prof. Priv.-Doz. Dr. Kathryn Hoffmann, MPH, Dr. Martin Komenda-Lett, Dr. Oliver Lammel, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Stefan Pfaffenberger, Dr. Christian Tögl, Dr. Verena Tögl, Priv.-Doz. Dr. Arschang Valipour, Dr. Muhammad Yacob, Prim. Univ.-Prof. … Continued