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COVID boosters to be sold on the high street – here's what effect this may have on uptake

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Thursday, August 24, 2023
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COVID boosters will be available to buy from high-street pharmacists and private healthcare providers across the UK in 2024.

Key Points: 
  • COVID boosters will be available to buy from high-street pharmacists and private healthcare providers across the UK in 2024.
  • The news comes just weeks after the UK government announced that free boosters would only be available on the NHS for over-65s this autumn.
  • As we adapt to living with COVID, prioritising resources (such as vaccines) to the most vulnerable people seems a sensible approach.
  • But the consequences this will have on the spread of COVID is less clear.
  • In many countries, most the population now have high levels of hybrid immunity against COVID, thanks to the combined effects of vaccination and immunity from COVID infections.

Flu v COVID

    • Offering boosters to purchase from next year is a similar strategy to the one used for the seasonal flu vaccine.
    • Data from 2022’s seasonal flu vaccination campaign in England show that 82% of GP-registered patients over 65 years old had a flu vaccine.
    • But with COVID boosters no longer being offered for free to under-65s this year, it raises concerns about how many people will actually pay for the COVID booster.

Cost is a factor

    • If reports are correct and private COVID boosters cost over £100, compared to the relatively low cost of a private flu shot in the UK (between £10-20), this will likely limit their uptake to those with higher incomes, presenting a significant barrier to those who can least afford them.
    • Doing so is estimated to have saved over one million lives in Europe alone – especially in those over 60 years of age.

With COVID now endemic, modelling suggests targeted protection will be more effective than blanket measures

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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In New Zealand, the government removed all remaining public health measures last week.

Key Points: 
  • In New Zealand, the government removed all remaining public health measures last week.
  • But although the emergency is over and the disease is rapidly becoming endemic, the risk of new variants remains.

The basic reproduction number

    • Back in 2020, we heard a lot about the basic reproduction number or R0.
    • This is the average number of people someone infects when the whole population is susceptible to the disease.
    • With a susceptible population, if R0 is above 1 the disease spreads exponentially.
    • This situation prompted governments around the world to implement intensive response measures, including lockdowns, to prevent health systems from becoming completely overwhelmed.

Controlling the disease

    • Effective control measures should reduce the number of contacts infectious people have, or the risk of infection per contact.
    • That’s certainly true, but how much effect do control measures realistically have for a virus like SARS-CoV-2?
    • But the effective reproduction number – the average number of people someone infects at the present time – is much closer to 1.

The maths of immunity

    • People may have acquired immunity through vaccination, but the protection vaccines provide against infection with current Omicron variants is relatively low and short-lived.
    • The majority of immunity comes from previous infections, including infections in vaccinated people.
    • (This doesn’t mean that getting infected to get immunity should ever be a goal, but it is an important side effect).
    • If R0=10, the maths is even more dismal: the same control measure only gives a 3% reduction in infections.

Targeted protection

    • The susceptible-immune binary is a simplification because immunity is not black and white but shades of grey.
    • Interventions targeted towards vulnerable groups are likely to be more effective than blanket measures.
    • Importantly, although reducing infection rates in the long term is difficult, vaccines provide direct protection for those who take them and continue to be highly effective at preventing severe disease.
    • He is an invited expert member of the Communicable Disease Network of Australia and between January 2020 and May 2022 was an invited expert member of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee.

MITRE Joins Carnegie Mellon University-led Team to Stand Up National Science Foundation-funded AI Institute

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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The National Science Foundation awarded a $20 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to create the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM).

Key Points: 
  • The National Science Foundation awarded a $20 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to create the AI Institute for Societal Decision Making (AI-SDM).
  • “The National AI Research Institutes are a critical component of our Nation’s AI innovation, infrastructure, technology, education, and partnerships ecosystem,” said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan.
  • This research will address both controllable and noncontrollable factors that affect AI adoption, including ethics, risk, equity, and transparency.
  • MITRE is also well positioned to develop an extensive historical and current AI use case repository that will enable the study of factors governing AI adoption and human-AI complementarity."

Baxter Planning Recognizes Winners of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Third Annual Women in Supply Chain Award

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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AUSTIN, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter Planning, a pioneer and recognized leader in Service Parts Management, has announced that three of its team members have been named as Women in Supply Chain 2022 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.

Key Points: 
  • AUSTIN, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baxter Planning, a pioneer and recognized leader in Service Parts Management, has announced that three of its team members have been named as Women in Supply Chain 2022 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
  • In 2017, Kimberlin was also named as a Supply Chain "Pro to Know" by Supply and Demand Chain Executive.
  • Supply & Demand Chain Executive received numerous entries for their 2022 Women in Supply Chain Awards.
  • Supply & Demand Chain Executiveis the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more.

Global Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) Market Assessment Report 2022-2032 Focus on End User, Satellite Mass, Platform Type, Propulsion Type, Service Type - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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The "Global Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) Market - A Comprehensive Launch Market Assessment: Focus on End User, Satellite Mass, Platform Type, Propulsion Type, Service Type, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Global Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) Market - A Comprehensive Launch Market Assessment: Focus on End User, Satellite Mass, Platform Type, Propulsion Type, Service Type, and Country - Analysis and Forecast, 2022-2032" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The global small launch vehicle market is expected to reach $4,624.0 million by 2032, with a CAGR of 13.34% during the forecast period 2022-2032.
  • Solid propulsion technology is expected to have the highest market penetration in the global small launch vehicle market during the forecast period 2022-2032.
  • In 2021, the contribution of Asia-Pacific held the highest share of the global small launch vehicle market.

Closed Loop Partners and ERI Enter Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Innovative Circular Economy Supply Chains

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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As part of the partnership, Closed Loop Partners Leadership Fund, part of the private equity group at Closed Loop Partners, has made a significant strategic investment in ERI.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the partnership, Closed Loop Partners Leadership Fund, part of the private equity group at Closed Loop Partners, has made a significant strategic investment in ERI.
  • Ron Gonen, Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners has also been elected to ERIs board of directors.
  • Our partnership with ERI will strengthen circular supply chains that ultimately benefit people, the planet and business.
  • This is the perfect time for a partnership between ERI and Closed Loop Partners, said John Shegerian, ERIs Chairman/CEO.

Aeris Announces 20 New CDFI Ratings and 2 New Investor Clients

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
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Improved in 2021, the latest generation of Aeris Impact Management Rating Reports assesses and reports how a CDFI measures and manages impact, in a way that more closely aligns with emerging conventions followed by global impact fund managers.

Key Points: 
  • Improved in 2021, the latest generation of Aeris Impact Management Rating Reports assesses and reports how a CDFI measures and manages impact, in a way that more closely aligns with emerging conventions followed by global impact fund managers.
  • Aeris Impact Management Rating Reports may be freely shared by rated CDFIs.\n"CDFIs have long stood at the vanguard of delivering deep social impact alongside competitive financial returns," said Paige Chapel, President & CEO of Aeris.
  • "The enhanced Aeris Impact Management Rating Report helps CDFIs transparently share their impact measurement and management practices with an investor community that is increasingly concerned about \'impact washing.\'"\nIn addition to Aeris Rating Reports, Aeris Performance Maps and Aeris Explorer track quarterly financial performance of rated and reporting CDFIs during these swiftly changing times.
  • In 2021 Aeris has added three additional CDFIs to its performance database: Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Carolina Community Impact, and Pacific Community Ventures.

Cherre and ERIS Announce New Partnership to Integrate Environmental Risk Data into Cherre's Platform and Provide Comprehensive Property Risk Information

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021
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NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherre , the award winning real estate data management and analytics platform, today announced a new partnership with ERIS ,a leader in environmental risk intelligence.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cherre , the award winning real estate data management and analytics platform, today announced a new partnership with ERIS ,a leader in environmental risk intelligence.
  • ERIS - Environmental Risk Information Services, provides comprehensive critical environmental risk data including historical aerials, city directories, topographic maps, fire insurance maps, lien searches, and chain of title research.
  • "Making informed real estate decisions should include environmental risk data," said Mark Mattei, SVP of Business Development at ERIS.
  • "Partnering with ERIS allows Cherre to seamlessly connect industry leading environmental risk data into our platform, and provide more context around properties for our mutual customers."

ERIS and GeoSearch Unite, Raising the Standard of Environmental Property Due Diligence in North America

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
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Environmental Risk Information Services (ERIS) and GeoSearch LLC (GeoSearch), both leading providers of historic and current environmental data and information, are announcing the merger of their business operations to offer a unified risk information service solution for commercial real estate in North America.

Key Points: 
  • Environmental Risk Information Services (ERIS) and GeoSearch LLC (GeoSearch), both leading providers of historic and current environmental data and information, are announcing the merger of their business operations to offer a unified risk information service solution for commercial real estate in North America.
  • Adding GeoSearch to the ERIS organization allows a new standard of service and resource excellence by creating an innovative market leader to serve the environmental due diligence property assessment marketplace across the continent, said Carol Le Noury, President of ERIS.
  • We look forward to welcoming GeoSearchs customers and staff to ERIS.
  • GeoSearch, founded in 1997, provides US customers with fast, accurate information to help assess and manage environmental risk.

Momentus Announces New Launch and Transportation Service with Australia’s Gilmour Space

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Monday, November 30, 2020
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Under the agreement, Momentus will gain access to low inclination and equatorial orbits using Gilmour Spaces Eris launch services .

Key Points: 
  • Under the agreement, Momentus will gain access to low inclination and equatorial orbits using Gilmour Spaces Eris launch services .
  • Gilmour Space has the option to book up to three Vigoride charter missions for orbital transfer services from Momentus over the 2023-2025 period, while Momentus will purchase one dedicated Eris launch service from an Australian launch site.
  • Momentus is proud to announce another partnership with the Australian space industry, shortly after sealing an agreement to launch Skykrafts satellite in 2021, said Mikhail Kokorich, CEO of Momentus.
  • Gilmour Space is a venture-backed rocket company in Queensland, Australia that is developing new launch vehicles powered by lower-cost hybrid propulsion technologies.