The Library’s Health Services Division and Science Section are co-sponsoring a free webinar on Thursday, September 19, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 pm., EDT, in which expert scientists will discuss forecasting which respiratory diseases are likely to strike this coming winter. Last winter, the United States suffered from outbreaks of three respiratory diseases: COVID-19, influenza, and RSV. The three combined outbreaks caused complex respiratory diseases not just in the United States, but around the world, especially in people over 60. A large portion of those infected by these diseases are still suffering the aftereffects, including from the ever-evolving long COVID-19. The lessons learned from the experiences of the last winter are a stark reminder of the need to establish a complete defense against the respiratory diseases likely to strike in the upcoming winter season.
The Library has invited two distinguished leaders in the field to provide a forecast of the diseases likely to strike this coming winter and how to prepare for and defend from them:
- Dr. Dylan George, Director of the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Professor Benjamin Cowling, Head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Hong Kong University’s School of Public Health (HKU SPH) and Co-Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control at HKU SPH
Register for the online program “Forecasting Respiratory Diseases for This Winter” on September 19, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., EDT, at the following link: https://loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_EeJ5vOKKRTKjl2KIJ9cZrw#/registration
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay informed and prepare for the winter. We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information or to submit questions to the panel please use our Science Ask-a-Librarian Service and include a reference to the “Forecasting Respiratory Diseases” event. Individuals requiring accommodations for this event are requested to submit a request at least five business days in advance by contacting (202) 707-6362 or [email protected].
For those unable to attend this program, a recording will be posted on the Library of Congress Event Videos collection page and on the Library’s YouTube channel “Topics in Science” playlist in the coming months.
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