The historical memoir I started writing seven years ago couldn't be more relevant to today! It's time to publish VACCINES & BAYONETS: Fighting Smallpox in Africa amid Tribalism, Terror and the Cold War: A Wife's Story. There's another virus, another pandemic, another climate of sociopolitical upheaval. https://videopress.com/v/rqxV2I27?preloadContent=metadata It's time to publish! The book editor at…
They had to step up their surveillance, search for any case lurking undetected.. . . They had to prevent re-introduction of [the disease], a daunting challenge among a mobile people.
We often hear complaints about changing recommendations from CDC and other experts we look to for guidance. But it would be more concerning if communicable disease experts weren’t learning anything from new scientific findings and new experience in the field. Weren't learning anything that could improve our response.
