The European Vaccines Hub for Pandemic Readiness (EVH) is a newly established, EU-funded public-private partnership led by the Sclavo Vaccines Association (Siena, Italy), pooling 11 major beneficiaries and 13 affiliated...
Introduction The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence, established in September 2021 with the support of the German government, aims to transform global surveillance and response to public health threats by...
The rapid evolution of vaccine technology, driven by the unprecedented success of mRNA platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic, has fundamentally shifted our approach to protein-based vaccines. mRNA vaccines offer a...
On May 20, 2025, the World Health Assembly adopted the first-ever WHO Pandemic Agreement, a decision that many are hailing as a milestone for global health diplomacy. Framed as a response to the failures laid bare by...
A recent article in Molecular Biomedicine by researchers from the Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research examines the pivotal role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in pandemic preparedness and response...
Penn researchers unveil groundbreaking mRNA avian flu vaccine In a significant stride toward pandemic preparedness, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed an...
In a sobering development for public health in Canada, a British Columbia teenager is in critical condition after contracting what is believed to be the country’s first human case of bird flu. The case underscores...
Imperial College London hosted the Natural Sciences Research Showcase on 26 September that spotlighted cutting-edge research by the Faculty of Natural Science’s early-career scientists. Bringing the event to a close was...
Communities across 8 countries in Southeast Asia gained better access to COVID-19 services, including vaccinations, and countries are now better prepared for future emerging diseases thanks to a dynamic 3-year project...
Reflecting on 2023, which also marked the UN agency’s 75th anniversary, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted key achievements and set out objectives for the coming year. New vaccines Dr. Tedros also pointed...