All is not yet lost
The first Leibniz Lab Pandemic Preparedness Summer Lecture took place at the end of August. The guest speaker was cognitive psychologist Stephan Lewandowsky, professor at the University of Bristol, visiting professor at the University of Potsdam, and member of the Leibniz Lab's scientific advisory board...
Long Live GAVI and the NIH
Amidst the barrage of setbacks for science and international cooperation that we are currently experiencing, the withdrawal of the USA from the GAVI vaccine alliance just under three months ago has been somewhat overlooked. Here’s our assessment...
Like Velociraptors.
The trend has been pointing in one direction for years: Europe is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1997. Last year, there were 127,350 cases, twice as many as in 2023. Thirty-eight people died. But the global picture is not much better...
“Ten times more cases”
Some children develop a severe inflammatory reaction after a mild coronavirus infection—known as multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) or pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS). For a long time, the underlying cause remained unclear.
The WHO Pandemic Agreement: Still A Long Road Ahead
Working together to prevent, detect, and combat: The international community has agreed on a pandemic treaty. An assessment with Dr. Michael Stolpe, co-spokesperson for our Leibniz Lab...