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 1st.
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.
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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,…
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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…
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CSR Webinar: Preventing the Next Pandemic—Leveraging Today’s Tools to Address the Biological Threats of the Future
By Lillian Parr On Monday, November 15, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) hosted a webinar to discuss innovative technologies for addressing biological risks and how the U.S. government can most effectively invest in them. These technologies span a broad…