[Music] I would like you to picture a virus. What do you see. Perhaps you see a single viral particle infecting a cell.If you do, then you're not alone. The textbook image of a virus as a particle is taught in schools and in universities. that underpin scientific efforts to understand viruses as well as medical efforts to treat them.But today, I would like us to begin to paint a new picture of what a virus looks like. And the first change to this textbook image is that no virus is ever really alone. Because ...

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]

Economic Impact - Pandemics have political and economic effects [1] - Covid-19 had far-reaching and unexpected consequences [1]

Pandemics do not just sicken and kill. They have political and economic effects, too. Two recent books examine the far-reaching and unexpected consequences of covid-19 https://t.co/JvuCPQsOgP ...

Research & Development - The world is missing out on research benefits amid biodiversity pressure and pandemic threats [1] - Biology now possesses tools for significant advancements [1] Policy & Regulation - The Nagoya Protocol is identified as a potential factor hindering research progress [1]

The world at large is forgoing the benefits of research when biodiversity is under huge pressure, the threat of pandemics looms large and biology at last has the tools to make important progress. One reason is the Nagoya protocol https://t.co/wIenJAN5nk ...