New Interactive Tracker to Provide Real-Time Updates on Federal Biodefense Actions
The Commission is urging the Administration and Congress to take further action now to avoid another pandemic or biological attack. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
Tom Ridge: Federal Government Is Neglecting Needs of America’s First Responders
Twenty-five years later, the emergency isn’t a blinding snowstorm, but a devastating pandemic. And again, it’s our first responders who put themselves in harm’s way. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
COVID-19 Exposes Biodefense Vulnerabilities as Next Pandemic or Attack Looms
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense calls out lax implementation of longstanding federal recommendations. Keep Reading
Donna Shalala Returns to Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
Shalala led the development of Holding the Line on Biodefense: State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Reinforcements Needed, the report released by the Commission in October 2018, two years before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Keep Reading
Bold Action Can End Era of Pandemic Threats by 2030
Program would ideally deploy medical countermeasures within days or in advance of a biological event, detect a novel biological threat at the first human cluster, and more. Keep Reading
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The Biothreat After COVID-19: Engineered Pathogens, More Zoonotic Outbreaks
Even this flu season "was highly unusual in that both strains A and B overlapped for much longer than normal." Keep Reading
Coronavirus
COVID-19: ‘We Need to Resist Pandemic Fatigue,’ Warns Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense
"Now is not the time to relax. The virus continues to spread – significantly so in places like Alabama, Oregon and South Carolina – and we expect additional waves of COVID-19," says Lieberman. Keep Reading
National Biodefense Strategy Hampered by Muddled Roles and Responsibilities, GAO Finds
First year of implementation leaves questions about whether it will be able to "meaningfully" enhance capabilities. Keep Reading
Coronavirus Threat as Serious as ‘Other Issues of National Defense,’ Says Former CDC Director
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense discusses zoonotic origins, trying to slow progression and the danger of antibiotic resistance. Keep Reading
CWMD Has ‘Spun Down Worse and Worse’ with ‘Flawed’ Biothreat Detection, Lawmakers Told
DHS office called out for BioDetection 21 issues and not accomplishing goals as biothreats increase. Keep Reading