The novel coronavirus outbreak:what can be learned from China in public reporting?

The new coronavirus outbreak gets everyone’s attention.China’s national actions against the outbreak have contributed great contributions to the world.China has been learning from practice for better reporting and is fast to adapt itself.In this article we discuss China’s practice in public reporting and its implications to global health.Confirmed cases,dynamic suspected cases,recovered cases,and deaths have been reported both in accumulative numbers and their daily updates.Some ratio indictors reporting(fatality rate,recovery rate,etc.),trend reporting,and global surveillance have been applied as well.Some improvements can still be made.It is necessary to further explore the influential factors behind the indicators for interventions.Recommendations are made to the World Health Organization and other countries for better public reporting and surveillance.

COVID-19 vaccine candidates and vaccine development platforms available worldwide

The pandemic caused by the worldwide spread of the coronavirus,which first appeared in 2019,has been named coronavirus disease 19(COVID-19).More than 4.5 million deaths have been recorded due to the pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2),according to the World Health Organization.COVID-19 Dashboard in September 2021.Apart from the wildtype,other variations have been successfully transmitted early in the outbreak although they were not discovered until March 2020.Modifications in the SARS-CoV-2 genetic material,such as mutation and recombination,have the ability to modify the viral life span,along with transitivity,cellular tropism,and symptom severity.Several processes are involved in introducing novel vaccines to the population,including vaccine manufacturing,preclinical studies,Food and Drug Administration permission or certification,processing,and marketing.COVID-19 vaccine candidates have been developed by a number of public and private groups employing a variety of strategies,such as RNA,DNA,protein,and viral vectored vaccines.This comprehensive review,which included the most subsequent evidence on unique features of SARS-CoV-2 and the associated morbidity and mortality,was carried out using a systematic search of recent online databases in order to generate useful knowledge about the COVID-19 updated versions and their consequences on the disease symptoms and vaccine development.

Media Response to Health Emergencies:An Analysis of International Newspapers Coverage of Early Days of COVID-19 Breakout in China

This study investigated the dominant perception triggered among the foreign residents in China by international newspapers’coverage of early months of COVID-19 outbreak in China.In total,12 leading newspapers from USA,UK,Malaysia,Nigeria,Australia,and Tanzania,with two selected from each country;and 10 samples are taken from each newspaper,totalling 120 samples.Two focus groups of seven members each were created and each of the groups separately discussed the samples listing their perception of the newspapers’articles.A control group of 13 participants was also created.Also,the views of 247 foreigners resident in China during the outbreak were sampled.Results from the study showed that in the early months of COVID-19 newspapers from USA,UK,and Australia sensationalized most of their news while some of their reports showed some political slant.However,most news reports from Nigeria,Tanzania,and Malaysia were less sensational.The results from the study and control groups were also backed by the results from the survey sample where most of the respondents said the news reports created fear and panic among them while containing less educative information.This study recommends prioritization of media social responsibility in the coverage of health emergencies.

Canada’s role in strengthening global health security during the COVID-19 pandemic

The world is confronted by the current pandemic of Corona Virus Disease(COVID-19),which is a wake-up call for all nations irrespective of their development status or geographical location.Since the start of the century we have seen five big infectious outbreaks which proved that epidemics are no more regarded as historic and geographically confined threats.The Canadian government underlined that these infectious disease outbreaks are threats to global health security and disrupt societal wellbeing and development.In this context,the Public Health Agency of Canada is proactive and has shown its preparedness for outbreaks of emerging and epidemic-prone diseases,and in dealing with these pathogens.Even before the declaration of pandemic,Canada has proved its global health leadership by ensuring collective action and multisectoral coordination which still remains a serious challenge especially for low and middle-income countries with existing poor health systems.In this article we discuss how Canada is addressing the global challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic through its leadership and practice of global health diplomacy.

Research on the Influencing Factors and Countermeasures of Independent College Enrollment in the New Era

With the deepening of the reform process of the new college entrance examination,the enrollment of Independent Colleges in the new period is facing greater difficulties and challenges.Meanwhile,with the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic spreading in 2020 and the urgent demand of Independent Colleges'transformation work,enrollment is full of uncertainty.Based on this,the purpose of this study is to deeply analyze the plight,current situation and related research deficiencies of independent college enrollment work in the new period,and put forward the ways and direction of improvement,hoping to provide some reference for the enrollment work in the transition of independent college.