McMaster University and the University of Liverpool have entered into a partnership that will advance pandemic preparedness research and training opportunities at both institutions.
Since the 1950s, few new antibiotics have been developed. In the meantime, widespread overuse of these drugs in agriculture and medicine have led to increasing resistance to penicillin and its related medicines as bacteria have evolved.
Before COVID-19, clean water, antibiotics and vaccines had made us complacent about infectious disease. Infection control can no longer be taken for granted. We must be prepared for future pandemics.