How an outbreak became a pandemic: a chronological analysis of crucial junctures and international obligations in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Published on December 10, 2021

 The chronology shows where efficiency and accountability could be improved at local, national, and international levels to more quickly alert and contain health threats in the future. The Lancet

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Notes from the Field: Deployment of an Electronic Self-Administered Survey to Assess Human Health Effects of an Industrial Chemical Facility Fire - Winnebago County, Illinois, June-July 2021

December 9, 2021
This report describes an investigation by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on the human health effects following an industrial fire in Illinois.

Better modelling of infectious diseases: lessons from covid-19 in China

December 10, 2021
Mathematical modelling can help us understand and control infectious disease outbreaks, including the covid-19 pandemic. Accuracy of prediction is limited by insufficient, inaccessible, or inaccurate data. Greater information sharing and methodological innovation to deal with uncertainty are needed to improve accuracy. Read more at BMJ