FOI Clinical is a forthcoming resource from the team behind Force of Infection. We track outbreaks and disease activity, then send you easy-to-read reports on what's relevant to your practice.
What we'll cover:
- Reportable diseases: Measles outbreaks, pertussis clusters, and other reportable conditions worth knowing about.
- Seasonal trends: When flu, Covid-19, or RSV volume is rising and how severe the season is shaping up to be.
- Emerging issues: Vaccine policy changes, ACIP updates, and supply issues that change how you practice, in addition to any new or emerging infectious diseases you should be aware of.
We expect our first edition to be published in February 2026.
What format are the updates?
We're starting with email and web. As we grow, we hope to expand into dashboards and other tools. We're a small team launching with the essentials first and building from there based on subscriber feedback.
How is FOI Clinical different from Force of Infection?
Force of Infection covers seasonal respiratory viruses like flu, Covid-19, RSV, and norovirus for a general audience. We explain trends and severity and what it means for everyday decisions.
FOI Clinical is designed for clinicians and covers a different set of diseases: reportable conditions like measles and pertussis, emerging outbreaks, and policy changes that affect patient care. The target audience is more clinical and the focus is on equipping clinicians with the information they need in their practice.
Why a paid product?
Over the years, academic researchers have built tools to make disease surveillance data more accessible. These projects do good work, but they eventually end when the grant runs out. Moreover, they are rarely funded to communicate the data to a wider audience.
We're building FOI Clinical as a subscription product because we want it to last. Subscriber support means we're not dependent on grant funding. It also means we answer to users rather than to funders with evolving priorities.
Founding members (that is, pre-launch) pay $10/month. Group subscriptions for multiple-clinician practices are also available. Institutional rates are in the works. If you're interested, reach out and we can make an arrangement.