Increase funding and resources for vaccination campaigns to address measles outbreaks and improve coverage.
Pandemics
Current reading
High Risk
History
453 daily observations
Method
Curated sources and AI scoring
Pandemics Risk
4.0 / 5
High Risk
+0.0 from previous reading
Current assessment
Today's pandemic risk is high due to ongoing measles outbreaks, significant avian flu activity, and persistent challenges with COVID-19 and MERS surveillance and response.
Latest run
September 4, 2026
Trend
Daily score history for Pandemics.
Risk Drivers
What is pushing the current reading.
The current global health landscape is marked by several concurrent infectious disease threats. Measles outbreaks in the US are escalating, highlighting gaps in vaccination coverage and public health response. Avian flu cases, particularly H5N1 and H9N2, are being reported in multiple countries, posing a risk of zoonotic transmission. Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to present challenges with long COVID and vaccine hesitancy, while MERS cases in the Middle East underscore the need for vigilant surveillance and response capabilities. These factors, combined with the potential for misinformation and inadequate vaccine deployment, elevate the pandemic risk level.
Risk Reduction Actions
Priority actions generated from the current analysis.
Enhance surveillance and rapid response capabilities for avian flu and other zoonotic diseases.
Educate communities about the importance of vaccinations and address vaccine hesitancy.
Accelerate development and deployment of vaccines for emerging infectious diseases like MERS and avian flu.
Provide accurate information to counter misinformation about vaccines and infectious diseases.
Sources Monitored
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Selected Articles
Supporting articles referenced in the latest score.
- Vaccine recommendations and access, plus measles deaths: 3 questions, zero consensus: The State of US Vaccine Policy Publisher: CIDRAP COVID‑19 Published September 3, 2026
- FDA approves new COVID vaccines Publisher: CIDRAP COVID‑19 Published August 28, 2026
- Cambodia confirms human H5N1 avian flu case as H5N1 hits more Utah egg farms Publisher: CIDRAP Avian Influenza Published July 16, 2026
- Quick takes: More Michigan Cyclospora, UK measles death, H5N1 avian flu in Cambodian baby Publisher: CIDRAP Avian Influenza Published July 13, 2026
- Saudi Arabia confirms 9 MERS cases, including hospital cluster Publisher: CIDRAP MERS‑CoV Published May 13, 2025
- Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Published September 3, 2026
- Pennsylvania reports over 500 measles cases as outbreak continues Publisher: KRXI2 Published September 3, 2026