Caitlin Rivers
Infectious-disease epidemiologist and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Author of Crisis Averted. Writes Force of Infection, a weekly outbreak newsletter.
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It is unlikely that the exact way the virus jumped into humans will ever be known with certainty.
Their wordsI think it's unlikely we will ever know with any certainty how the virus jumped into humans.
↗Beyond the pandemic origins debatecaitlinrivers.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsWe do not need to confirm the virus's origins beyond all doubt before implementing preventive measures.
↗Beyond the pandemic origins debatecaitlinrivers.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsImplementing sustainable policies and practices in these areas could reduce the risk of future outbreaks.
↗Beyond the pandemic origins debatecaitlinrivers.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 5 months earlier
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Their wordsUnlike with monkeypox, where the "end" of the epidemic will be marked by a period of no new cases, the SARS-CoV-2 virus will be with us indefinitely.
↗Is the pandemic over?caitlinrivers.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsWaves are the product of some combination of new variants and waning immunity, and I think those factors produce dynamics that are too complex to result in a simple seasonal cycle, at least for the foreseeable future.
↗Is the pandemic over?caitlinrivers.substack.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsCOVID-19 remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality, and for that reason I think it must remain a top national priority.
↗Is the pandemic over?caitlinrivers.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
- 8 weeks earlier
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Their wordsHowever, if we do not move swiftly to interrupt transmission, monkeypox could be the second emerging infectious disease to become endemic this decade.
↗We need simple, transparent metrics to pursue monkeypox containmentcaitlinrivers.substack.com 1st of 2 in this piece
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Their wordsMore resources for public health will likely be needed to get a handle on this new threat, and political leaders should support them to get this crucial work done.
↗We need simple, transparent metrics to pursue monkeypox containmentcaitlinrivers.substack.com 2nd of 2 in this piece