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CSR Biodefense Scorecard: Highlighting Progress on U.S. Policies & CSR Recommendations
As new strategies enter implementation stages, CSR is kicking off a writing series to publicly highlight the progress we are monitoring. This is the first in an ongoing series that will highlight the status of key Nolan Center recommendations we made in the past.
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Expert Reactions to the Updated U.S. Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Steps
Nolan Center experts examine the Biden Administration’s new National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan and its accompanying National Security Memorandum.
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Event Summary: The American Pandemic Preparedness Plan—One Year of Progress & The Path Forward
On September 8th, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) hosted a webinar entitled “The American Pandemic Preparedness Plan: One Year of Progress & The Path Forward.” The event was part of a broader engagement to introduce the 2022 Annual Report on the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan, which was released by the White House on September…
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Beccera to Give Preparedness and Response its Own Division
ASPR’s new elevated role would make it the lead agency for internal hiring, as well as deploying and working with the industrial base via purchasing contracts to prepare for strong responses to future infectious disease outbreaks.
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Event Summary: RADx® Initiative & COVID-19 Solutions
By Dr. Dan Regan The Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) hosted a webinar on June 8 titled RADx® Initiative & COVID-19 Solutions: Bioengineering at Unprecedented Speed and Scale. As COVID-19 continues to spread and new variants of concern emerge, testing remains an important public safety tool. In the United States, a critical component of testing…
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Within the Health, Climate, and Security Nexus, Prevention is Better than a Cure
By Kelly Bridges During the 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, healthcare workers were contracting Ebola at an alarming rate. The World Health Organization (WHO) found that those fighting Ebola at the frontlines–in clinics and hospitals–were up to 32 times more likely to contract the disease than the rest of the population. Among the principal…
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The Need for Sustained COVID-19 Response & Mitigation Funding
By Lillian Parr As COVID-19 cases fall in most parts of the U.S. and a sense of normalcy begins to return, it is tempting to think that the pandemic is no longer a major threat. However, this is not the first time the U.S. has been lulled into a false sense of security. Before the…
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Event Summary: COVID-19 Response Technologies & Their Future Role in Pathogen Early Warning
By Lillian Parr On February 23, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) hosted a webinar (video below) titled COVID-19 Response Technologies & Their Future Role in Pathogen Early Warning. While pathogen early warning capabilities have been growing and improving for decades, the current pandemic has provided the impetus to rapidly develop and deploy many cutting-edge…
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Event: COVID-19 Response Technologies & Their Future Role in Pathogen Early Warning
By Lillian Parr Join the Council on Strategic Risks as we host COVID-19 Response Technologies & Their Future Role in Pathogen Early Warning on Wednesday, February 23 from 12:00–12:45 EST. RSVP here. This discussion will be hosted by Christine Parthemore, CEO of the Council on Strategic Risks. We are thrilled to host panelists from two…
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RELEASE: Top Experts Release Handbook for Ending Catastrophic Biological Risks
December 20, 2021, Washington, DC – In a time of daily confusion in the public discourse on the current pandemic, the Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR), is releasing A Handbook For Ending Catastrophic Biological Risks: How The United States Can Prevent Future Pandemics and…