Concerns about H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus transmission in cattle

Last year we wrote about the spread of bird flu and the risks that the virus poses. Since that time the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus has continued to spread. Most recently the virus has caused large outbreaks in poultry farms in the United States and surprisingly, outbreaks in dairy cattle that have spread […]

COVID-19: February 2024 Update

As much as everyone would like the pandemic to be over, the unfortunate reality is that there are still high numbers of COVID-19 cases in many countries around the world. Whilst the rate of severe infections, hospitalizations and fatalities from COVID-19 remain low in those that have been fully vaccinated, each infection can result in […]

Statement on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response

Photo of the large #UNGA letters outside of the UN HQ in New York

Last week, Research-Aid Networks’ president, Dr. Jeremy Rossman, attended the United Nations General Assembly meetings on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response and Universal Health Coverage. We wanted to publicly share the statement on PPPR that we submitted to the panel, as we believe it touches on important points that need to be part of any […]

TLC Sessions Podcast interviews the Research-Aid Networks team

The logo of the TLC Sessions (treat long covid sessions) podcast - a cross with a tabletop microphone in the center, with a circle around it, against a yellow background. Underneath the image it reads TLC Sessions with the underline 'Living with long covid'

On April 14, the Research-Aid Networks team published a hypothesis paper in Frontiers in Immunology that could potentially explain many of Long Covid’s widely varying symptoms. In early July, Dr. Jeremy Rossman and Vicky van der Togt were interviewed by Noreen Jameel and Emily Kate Stephens from the TLC Sessions Podcast about their work throughout the pandemic, and […]

Event – We need a People’s Vaccine: The fight for vaccine equality

On Monday 24 May 2021, 6:30pm BST // 7:30pm CEST Zero Covid Coalition, Morning Star and Pandemic-Aid Networks held on online event: We Need A People’s Vaccine By blocking patent waivers and cutting foreign aid, rich countries are making us all unsafe. Whilst cases are dropping in the UK, it is important that we remind ourselves of the […]