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.
Both institutions are recognized for their leadership in infectious disease research and the partnership will build on their collective capacity to address future pandemics and biological threats.
Canada’s Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats has joined forces with scientists at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) to advance international efforts to fight pandemics.