ABKÜRZUNGSVERZEICHNIS

ACDC

African Centres for Disease Control

ACE-2

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2

Ad5

Adenovirus Typ 5

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ARDS

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

BBK

Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe

BIS

Bank for International Settlement

BMGF

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

BNT

BioNTech

BRD

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

CARES-Act

Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act

CAS

Chinese Academy of Sciences

CCDC

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

CDA

Civil Defense Administration

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)

CEPI

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

CFR

Case Fatality Rate

COVAX

Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access

Covid-19

Coronavirus Disease 2019

CRP

Crisis Relocation Program

DHS

Department for Homeland Security

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Desoxyribonukleinsäure

DPP-4

Dipeptidylpeptidase-4

ECDC

European Centre for Disease Control

EIU

Epidemiologic Intelligence Unit

EU

Europäische Union

FALLEX

Fall Exercise

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

Fed

Federal Reserve System

FEMA

Federal Emergency Management Agency

GAVI

Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization

Hb

Hämoglobin

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HSS

Health System Strengthening

IFR

Infection Fatality Rate

IgA

Immunglobulin A

IgG

Immunglobulin G

IgM

Immunglobulin M

IHR

International Health Regulations

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

KW

Kalenderwoche

LÜKEX

Länder- und Ressortübergreifende Krisenmanagementübung (Exercise)

MERS(-CoV)

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Coronavirus)

MHRA

Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

mRNA

messenger RNA

MRT

Magnetresonanztomographie

MSF

Médecins Sans Frontières

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organzation

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NPP

Nationaler Pandemie Plan

NYT

The New York Times

NZZ

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PATH

Program for Appropriate Technology in Health

PCR

Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymerase-Kettenreaktion

RKI

Robert Koch-Institut

RNA-Virus

Ribonucleic Acid-Virus, Ribonukleinsäure-Virus

R-Zahl

Reproduktionszahl

SADS(-CoV)

Swine Acute Diarrhoea Syndrome(-Coronavirus)

SARS(-CoV)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(-Coronavirus)

SfS-Archiv

Archiv der Stiftung für Sozialgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts

SUS

Sistema Único de Saúde

Thorax-CT

Thorax-Computertomografie

UdSSR

Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken

UN

United Nations

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

US

United States

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USA

United States of America

UV-Licht

Ultraviolett-Licht

VR China

Volksrepublik China

WEF

World Economic Forum

WHO

World Health Organization

WINTEX-CIMEX

Winter Exercise-Civil Military Exercise