Learning the lessons of mpox to prepare for future pandemics

www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com— Published by The University of Manchester’s policy engagement unit, Policy@Manchester, Dr Maurice Nagington, Dr Jeremy Williams and Dr Jaime Garcia-Iglesias set out key findings from their research on how the country tackled the 2022 outbreak of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox. Their conclusions were informed by interviews and focus groups with stakeholders including affected communities and healthcare workers. The academics found “shortcomings in national leadership, stark local and...

Windsor Star—UWindsor co-leads $15M project to prepare for future pandemics. On the hunt for future pandemics and how to tackle them domestically, the University of Windsor has been named a lead institution in a $15-million research project to help Canada strengthen the biomanufacturing sector, health care supply chains and new technologies in pathogen surveillance. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we had supply chain shortages, we couldn’t […]

PAHOMEPAGE—Preparing for the future in Hazleton. HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the need for those skilled in specific trades continues to increase, one local college is expanding to educate more students. 28/22 News Reporter Emily Allegrucci spoke with the president of the college today about what they're doing to prepare students for the future. Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) is []

PAHOMEPAGE—Students learn valuable lessons in Scranton. SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students across the Commonwealth gathered Tuesday for the 36th Annual Teen Symposium on the Holocaust in Scranton. Its mission is to give youngsters a better understanding of a dark period in world history. The event on Tuesday was about educating younger generations on the horrors of the Holocaust through the []