Good news bad news… Good news: #COVID19 Case incidence & deaths continue to trend⬇️ Bad news: ~3.4 million cases & 55,830 deaths reported last week This is far too many (& an underestimate) when we have tools to drastically reduce severe disease & death🌍 & prevent the spread

“The case for universal boosters is weak, and the benefits are unclear” - this important The BMJ article adds to mounting evidence that accelerating global vaccine coverage must take priority over booster doses: bit.ly/3um27SK

🛑85% of #CHWs in 🇮🇳India reported spending their own money to buy #Covid19 safety gear. The kicker? 💸They are paid so poorly that for many, #PPE spending was half their salary. m.thewire.in/article/health… CAF-Africa VillageReach Pandemic Action Network

#ECTMIH2021 We are nearing the last session of the day on the end of the pandemic! We finish the day with our award ceremony - the winner of the photo competition and more. Thanks for a great day. Tomorrow is Young Investigators Day.

#ECTMIH2021 going to be good!

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters Epidemics are not solely biological. They are political, social …

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters Epidemics follow a narrative. They have a common dramaturgy.

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters Eidemics drift towards an end – the sense of urgency is over; there is a diversion of attention.

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters End of epidemic does not mean end of disease

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters end of epidemic = end of excess deaths

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters End of disease cycle marked by resumption of “normal” life

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters What if epidemics are cyclic and just go into periodic hiatus?

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“I want to become a civil engineer. I want to design earthquake-proof buildings so no one dies. But my school is still damaged and closed. I am not sure when I will be able to return to the classroom” - Manuel, 8, Les Cayes, #Haiti. #HaitiEarthquake #backtoschool

#ECTMIH2021 Erica Charters Epidemics are a process – continuous and endemic – but not episodic and ending. They do not end definitively.

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We're at the ECTMIH2021 Young Investigators Day with The Global Health Network where we will present on the EDCTP Knowledge Hub You can explore the hub here: edctpknowledgehub.tghn.org Time 13:00 – 13:50 CEST More information: ectmih2021.no/young-investig…

Also today ECTMIH2021 Young Investigators Day: Join the EDCTP talks on mistakes to avoid in grant applications & EDCTP future investments and programme perspective. More info: bit.ly/3D7lVMR

#ECTMIH2021 Miss out on who won awards - check them out here: Photo Competition: bit.ly/3zUhrHi Oral Presentations: bit.ly/3oxaObE Posters: bit.ly/3B0bjPb