New film and screening resources

Our team was excited to premiere a new film at the recent National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships (NCICP) in Philadelphia. The 7 1/2-minute film was shared during the conference welcome reception at Philadelphia’s renowned science museum, the Franklin Institute. Called Pennsylvania: At the forefront in the prevention of infectious diseases, the film highlights Pennsylvania’s role in the history of the human struggle against infectious diseases, spanning from smallpox through COVID-19.

We also recently updated our film-screening support resources.

Check out both today!

The risk of infectious diseases in a changing world

The VMP Chronicle, our newsletter for educators, recently included an article discussing some of the ways that climate change can impact the spread of infectious diseases, including discussions related to closer contact between different types of animals, spillover into humans, and longer seasons and larger regions for disease vectors, like mosquitoes. Each section offers specific examples to describe the effects.

Check out the article.

The World Health Organization (WHO) also recently addressed “new vulnerabilities” when it comes to infectious hazards in the Weekly Epidemiological Record.

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