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Good morning. As discussed, it’s Ice Cream Every Day Season. But yesterday I was reminded, through a harrowing arachnid encounter while pedaling uphill, that it’s also Spiders On My Bike Every Day Season. (I park next to a shrub.)
How vaccine and Covid backlash impacts Ebola response
In 2020, the NIH funded a network of 10 centers focused on emerging infectious diseases. Last year, the Trump administration terminated those centers’ grants as part of broader cuts on work related to Covid-19 and pandemic preparedness. And as you know, this year we’ve seen a major Ebola outbreak in Central Africa.
The centers weren’t on the front lines of outbreak responses in the way that CDC or USAID have been. But some researchers who were involved in the network say the cuts weakened relationships with experts abroad that had been fostered over years, undercutting research collaborations on dangerous diseases like Ebola. STAT’s Anil Oza has more on the current status of the work and what the future might look like.
