Enhance public health communication strategies to rebuild trust and counter misinformation.
Pandemics
Pandemics Risk
Assessment for this date
Today's pandemic risk is moderate due to rising COVID-19 levels, ongoing H5N1 avian flu cases, and increasing mistrust in public health agencies.
July 25, 2025
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Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The current pandemic risk is influenced by several factors: a slight increase in COVID-19 levels in certain US regions, ongoing H5N1 avian flu cases in Cambodia and the US, and a notable rise in mistrust towards public health agencies, which could hinder effective pandemic response and vaccine uptake. While COVID-19 vaccines remain effective, particularly for vulnerable groups like cancer patients, low uptake and misinformation continue to pose challenges. Additionally, the emergence of new COVID-19 variants and surveillance gaps in pathogen tracking contribute to the moderate risk level.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Increase efforts to vaccinate high-risk populations against COVID-19 and other infectious diseases.
Develop and deploy advanced surveillance tools for early detection of new pathogen variants.
Support community outreach programs to improve vaccine uptake and public health awareness.
Coordinate global efforts to monitor and control the spread of avian flu and other emerging infectious diseases.
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- US COVID levels rise a bit in West, South
- COVID-19 vaccines offer strong protection for cancer patients, but uptake remains low
- New data underscore rise in CDC mistrust during pandemic
- Quick takes: More H5N1 in dairy cattle, US COVID wastewater uptick, polio in Pakistan
- Cambodia logs fifth death from H5N1 avian flu as USDA weighs poultry vaccination