- Yesterday the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced an agreement with CSL Seqirus aimed at securing a reserved share of pandemic influenza vaccine production for PAHO member states in Latin America and the Caribbean in the case of a future influenza pandemic. “This agreement is a direct response to the hard lessons of COVID-19 and a major step forward in strengthening health security and pandemic preparedness across the Americas,” said PAHO Director Jarbas Barbosa, MD, MPH, PhD, in a press release. Barbosa said the deal will help put Latin and Caribbean countries on more equal footing to access future vaccines.
- ARUP Laboratories announced today the launch of its National Infectious Disease Test Positivity Trends Dashboard, the first tool developed by a US reference laboratory to track laboratory test-positivity trends for multiple pathogens. The dashboard is based on deidentified test results. According to a statement from the company, the dashboard will help clinical laboratories, medical directors, and clinicians detect unusual patterns, seasonal shifts, and emerging infectious disease activity earlier. Maps and charts will be refreshed weekly, and the dashboard features pathogen-specific pages.
- Utah has more measles cases in an outbreak that has simmered in the state for more than nine months. There are now 466 cases recorded this year, and 663 in the 2025-26 outbreak. Officials have confirmed 29 cases in the past three weeks. The Southwest health district has recorded the most cases, with 263 (56% of all infections).
