'Dangerous time' for public health not just in U.S. but around the globe, warns doctor

Public Health Threats & Challenges - Public health faces a dangerous time due to US pullback on programs like PEPAR and WHO involvement, threatening the public health structure [3] - The world is constantly in a battle with microbes, which still kill more people than wars [5] - Current vaccine production capacity is limited to vaccinating about 25% of the world's population within 12-15 months after an influenza pandemic begins [6] Vaccine Access & Policy - There is confusion regarding vaccine access, particularly for children, with concerns that guidelines could create barriers to vaccination [8][9][10] - Concerns exist that some statements may discourage vaccine use, even though over 160 children in the US died from COVID in the past year, many without known risk factors [9] - Claims that there is only one study on childhood vaccines are false; 511 such studies have been published [11] Future Pandemic Preparedness - The degradation of public health services coincides with the potential for even more serious pandemics than COVID-19 [4] - mRNA technology is crucial for rapidly producing vaccines, potentially enough to vaccinate the entire world in the first year of a pandemic [6][7]