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. 2022 Nov 30;18(4):2036069.
doi: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2036069. Epub 2022 Feb 24.

Building a global immune system

W I Lipkin  1   2 , T Briese  1
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Building a global immune system

W I Lipkin et al. Hum Vaccin Immunother. .

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed global vulnerabilities to emerging infectious diseases, heralded by earlier outbreaks, that did not result in appropriate investments in surveillance, international collaboration, and response. We propose specific steps that should be taken to reduce future risks to public health, economic and political stability, and food security.

Keywords: Emerging infectious diseases; World Health Organization; diagnostics; pandemics; pathogen discovery; vaccines.

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Conflict of interest statement

W. Ian Lipkin is the Director of the Global Alliance for Preventing Pandemics, a program dedicated to enhancing global surveillance through capacity building and data sharing.

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