UCSF Mission Bay, San Francisco
New modeling suggests there is a greater than 20 percent probability another pandemic will occur within the next decade, with mortality comparable to COVID-19. The latest volume of the Disease Control Priorities (DCP-4) series, published by the World Bank, focuses on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response. Please join authors of the volume to discuss findings at this special event. Reception to follow.
Photo: Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH