A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness

Journal article

Nina H. Fefferman, John S. McAlister, Belinda S. Akpa, Kelechi Akwataghibe, Fahim Tasneema Azad, Katherine Barkley, Amanda Bleichrodt, Michael J. Blum, L. Bourouiba, Yana Bromberg, K. Selçuk Candan, Gerardo Chowell, Erin Clancey, Fawn A. Cothran, Sharon N. DeWitte, Pilar Fernandez, David Finnoff, D. T. Flaherty, Nathaniel L. Gibson, Natalie Harris, Qiang He, Eric T. Lofgren, Debra L. Miller, James Moody, Kaitlin Muccio, Charles L. Nunn, Monica Papeș, Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis, Dana K. Pasquale, J. Michael Reed, Matthew B. Rogers, Courtney L. Schreiner, Elizabeth B. Strand, Clifford S. Swanson, Heather L. Szabo-Rogers, Sadie J. Ryan
Current Epidemiology Reports

DOI: 10.1007/s40471-023-00336-w

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Fefferman, N. H., McAlister, J. S., Akpa, B. S., Akwataghibe, K., Azad, F. T., Barkley, K., … Ryan, S. J. A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness. Current Epidemiology Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40471-023-00336-w

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Fefferman, Nina H., John S. McAlister, Belinda S. Akpa, Kelechi Akwataghibe, Fahim Tasneema Azad, Katherine Barkley, Amanda Bleichrodt, et al. “A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness.” Current Epidemiology Reports (n.d.).

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Fefferman, Nina H., et al. “A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness.” Current Epidemiology Reports, doi:10.1007/s40471-023-00336-w.

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@article{nina-a,
  title = {A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness},
  journal = {Current Epidemiology Reports},
  doi = {10.1007/s40471-023-00336-w},
  author = {Fefferman, Nina H. and McAlister, John S. and Akpa, Belinda S. and Akwataghibe, Kelechi and Azad, Fahim Tasneema and Barkley, Katherine and Bleichrodt, Amanda and Blum, Michael J. and Bourouiba, L. and Bromberg, Yana and Candan, K. Selçuk and Chowell, Gerardo and Clancey, Erin and Cothran, Fawn A. and DeWitte, Sharon N. and Fernandez, Pilar and Finnoff, David and Flaherty, D. T. and Gibson, Nathaniel L. and Harris, Natalie and He, Qiang and Lofgren, Eric T. and Miller, Debra L. and Moody, James and Muccio, Kaitlin and Nunn, Charles L. and Papeș, Monica and Paschalidis, Ioannis Ch. and Pasquale, Dana K. and Reed, J. Michael and Rogers, Matthew B. and Schreiner, Courtney L. and Strand, Elizabeth B. and Swanson, Clifford S. and Szabo-Rogers, Heather L. and Ryan, Sadie J.}
}

Abstract

Purpose of Review

Preparing for pandemics requires a degree of interdisciplinary work that is challenging under the current paradigm. This review summarizes the challenges faced by the field of pandemic science and proposes how to address them.

Recent Findings

The structure of current siloed systems of research organizations hinders effective interdisciplinary pandemic research. Moreover, effective pandemic preparedness requires stakeholders in public policy and health to interact and integrate new findings rapidly, relying on a robust, responsive, and productive research domain. Neither of these requirements are well supported under the current system.

Summary

We propose a new paradigm for pandemic preparedness wherein interdisciplinary research and close collaboration with public policy and health practitioners can improve our ability to prevent, detect, and treat pandemics through tighter integration among domains, rapid and accurate integration, and translation of science to public policy, outreach and education, and improved venues and incentives for sustainable and robust interdisciplinary work.