- April 12, 2022Greater access to antibiotics is essential for curbing drug resistance
Financial Times — April 12, 2022. “As the latest wave of Covid-19 wanes, the hidden pandemic of antibiotic-resistant infections is becoming apparent,” writes Ramanan Laxminarayan for Financial Times.
Read moreRead more Read More - April 11, 2022Antibiotic-Free Claims on Animal Products Can’t Be Trusted, New Study Finds
VegNews — April 11, 2022. “This paper is the first to track antibiotic resistance in animals globally and it finds that resistance has gone up dramatically during the past 18 years,” report co-author Ramanan Laxminarayan said in a statement. “We certainly do want higher-protein diets for many people, but if this comes at the cost […]
Read moreRead more Read More - April 8, 2022Mask mandate may not be necessary for now, say experts
The Tribune — April 8, 2022. “The issue is of compliance fatigue,” Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of Washington’s Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy.
Read moreRead more Read More - April 7, 2022Mask mandate may not be necessary for now, say experts on India’s COVID situation
The New Indian Express — April 7, 2022. “The issue is of compliance fatigue,” Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of Washington’s Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy.
Read moreRead more Read More - March 23, 2022CDDEP researchers reveal birth weight’s impact on cognitive development during childhood.
CDDEP researchers show that low-birth-weight infants experience lower test scores compared with normal birth weight infants. Health policies designed to improve birth weight could improve human capital in resource-poor settings.
Read moreRead more Read More - March 14, 2022Investigational RSV Vaccine in Pregnancy Tied to Fewer Abx Scripts for Babies
MedPage Today — March 14, 2022. “With decreases in bacterial pneumonia following the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, a vaccine against RSV represents one of our best investments to lower the burden of respiratory infections in children.” Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy.
Read moreRead more Read More - March 9, 2022CDDEP researchers reveal some antimicrobial prescribing among infants may be prevented with effective maternal vaccines.
CDDEP researchers reveal maternal immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) would decrease lower respiratory tract infections in young infants and mitigate antimicrobial prescribing.
Read moreRead more Read More - March 5, 2022Hong Kong bet on zero-Covid. Now it’s facing a ‘preventable disaster’
CNN — March 5, 2022. “It’s the narrative that China will always be free of Covid that will be problematic for China going forward. A theory based on this idea that you can keep Covid out of your population forever just defies any sort of logic.” Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, the founder and director of the […]
Read moreRead more Read More - March 5, 2022Hybrid Immunity Kept Omicron Deaths Low in Countries Where Millions Aren’t Fully Vaccinated
Wall Street Journal — March 5, 2022. “Hybrid immunity, which is some combination of having exposure to infection and immunization, has been high in [South and Southeast Asia],” said Ramanan Laxminarayan, director of the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy, a public-health research organization based in Washington, D.C., and New Delhi.
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