Curated public health stories for this week from my reading shelf for Week 19 of 2021.
I.
There is more discussions around COVID variants now and how it is scary. But MIT Technology lays out some clear arguments about why the panic maybe unwarranted.
Read about it here.
II.
A very salient paper on “Redefining Medicine’s Relationship With the Media in the Era of COVID-19” published in the recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Read it from here.
III.
A report from the Independent Panel titled ” COVID-19: Make it the last pandemic”. This should be mandatory reading material for every public health professional. It’s a well organized document with immediate actions, a road map ahead, and recommendations to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
Read it from here.

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