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Nature calls for epidemic modeling as a public service
Original: Defining epidemic modeling as a public service
Nature has published a piece arguing that epidemic modeling should be formally defined and funded as a public service. The argument is that disease forecasting serves the common good much like weather forecasting, and so deserves stable public investment, shared data standards and transparent methods rather than fragmented, crisis-driven efforts. The article comes as health agencies reassess pandemic preparedness, and it is likely to fuel debate over how governments support scientific modeling between outbreaks.
Why now: Ongoing global debates over pandemic preparedness have renewed attention on how epidemic modeling is funded and institutionalised.
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