September 2020 - The Epidemiology Monitor

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State Of The Pandemic

Projections By The Institute For Health Metrics And Evaluation Reveal We Are Nowhere Near The End Widespread Availability And Uptake Of Vaccine Appear To Be Many Months Away The epidemic in the US is far from complete and, even in the optimistic scenario of herd immunity kicking in after 40% rather than 60-70% cumulative infection, the country would be less than halfway through the pandemic even three months from now on January 1, 2021, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE).

epidemic globally is also very incomplete and the larger world will be less than one quarter through the pandemic on January 1, 2021. In short, we have seen only a fraction of the burden of disease to be experienced from this pandemic unless drastic change through vaccination or treatment is brought about. - Pandemic con't on page 2

In This Issue -5Epidemiologist Offers Perspective on Risk Advice -7Aussie Epidemiologists Give Glimpse Into Life Under Covid

Likewise, IMHE estimates the

Former Employees Issue Comprehensive Report To Reset The Course Of The Environmental Protection Agency More than 500 former career employees and political appointees from both Democratic and Republican administrations have compiled a set of recommendations to “reset” the course of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The group, organized as the Environmental Protection Network (EPN), states “We strongly believe that EPA should recommit to its mission of protecting public health and the September 2020

environment and set a course toward a new vision for the agency as it confronts pressing needs---from addressing environmental risks and inequities to vigorously confronting climate change.” According to its website, the EPN was launched in January 2017 to harness - EPA cont'd on page 3 •

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-8Notes on People -9Near Term Epi Calendar -10Marketplace


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