Your Local Epidemiologist

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Two important developments have unfolded in the past month: A new sheriff is in town The Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response was started in 2023 by Congress and lives within the White House. Its main purpose is to coordinate across government arms. making a multi-pronged response to, for example, bird flu a mess.

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Research America

JULY 24, 2024

America has compiled a list of resources on the COVID-19 pandemic and pandemic preparedness which can be accessed here. Of course, COVID-19 infections can occur year-round, but awareness of peak rates of infection can help individuals prepare accordingly. Resources from our partners are shared alongside U.S.

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The Global Fund

OCTOBER 14, 2024

With a proposed funding ask of US$4 billion, the investment case outlines a comprehensive pathway for improving access to this essential medicine, which is crucial for treating a wide range of conditions and critical for pandemic preparedness and response.

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Mercola

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Those tasked with solving these crises public health officials often fuel them, a tactic rooted in years of "pandemic preparedness" groundwork. As Baker notes, COVID's SARS-CoV-2 emerged from lab manipulation under the guise of pandemic preparedness, leaking in 2019, and bird flu is tracing a parallel path.

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Better Health For All

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Public health must remain a central pillar of global health, particularly as we navigate increasingly complex issues like climate change, inequality, and pandemic preparedness. campaign, we will continue to advocate for public health policies and practices that are inclusive, evidence-based, and support better health for all.

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Monday Morning

AUGUST 30, 2022

Messonnier is eminently qualified by virtue of her training, including the Epidemiologic Intelligence Service, her more than 20 years’ experience of leadership in infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and her recent leadership of pandemic preparedness and health systems at the Skoll Foundation.

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Big Cities Health Coalition

OCTOBER 24, 2024

To support this critical command and control need, Congress established the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR) in 2023 to coordinate the federal agencies’ domestic response to public health threats that have pandemic potential or that may cause significant disruption.

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Research America

JULY 10, 2024

Three experts from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) recently joined Research!America America for an alliance discussion on the rising threat of dengue fever and other tropical diseases, both globally and here in the U.S.

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The NACCHO Podcast Series

APRIL 14, 2023

In the midst of these in-person and virtual Hill meetings, President Biden released his Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request, which contained requests for increased funding for programs at the Department of Health and Human Services.

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UK Health Security

MARCH 25, 2025

The list reflects where the UKHSA sees the greatest potential for research to improve pandemic preparedness and biosecurity. This means that if a future outbreak occurs, the UK will be in a stronger position to respond quickly and effectively, reducing the impact on public health and the economy.

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HEALTHBEAT

MARCH 21, 2025

One of the most important pandemic preparedness initiatives after Covid-19 emerged was the White House Summit on Indoor Air Quality , which led to detailed guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Environmental Protection Agency that never existed before. What should states do now?

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KFF Health News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

. “CDC right now is not reporting influenza data through the WHO global platforms, FluNet [and] FluID, that they’ve been providing information [on] for many, many years,” Maria Van Kerkhove, interim director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness at the WHO, said at a Feb. 12 press briefing.

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HEALTHBEAT

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

CDC right now is not reporting influenza data through the WHO global platforms, FluNet [and] FluID, that theyve been providing information [on] for many, many years, Maria Van Kerkhove, interim director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness at the WHO, said at a Wednesday press briefing.

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KFF Health News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

According to the state, the current stockpile includes 101 million face masks, 26 million more than the 90-day supply recommended by the state’s pandemic preparedness guideline. And California has a history of swinging back and forth on preparedness. Republican Gov.

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HEALTHBEAT

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

California has 88 million N95 face masks According to the state, the current stockpile includes 101 million face masks, 26 million more than the 90-day supply recommended by the state’s pandemic preparedness guideline. And California has a history of swinging back and forth on preparedness. Republican Gov.

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The Hill

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Department and Health and Human Services support pandemic preparedness, four years of the Biden administrations failed oversight have made it necessary to review agreements for vaccine production, a Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesperson said in an email. While it is crucial that the U.S.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 29, 2025

Kennedy skipped pandemic preparedness training As Washington Post reporter and AHCJ member Dan Diamond reported last week, Kennedy skipped the pandemic preparedness training thats been legally required to be held during every presidential transition since George Bush signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act in 2006.

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HEALTHBEAT

JANUARY 24, 2025

How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic The nationwide bird flu response is in limbo as President Donald Trump, who has vowed dramatic changes to federal health agencies, returned to the White House this week.

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The Hill

JANUARY 20, 2025

The very real reforms that need to occur at the WHO such as putting pressure on China regarding information on the early days of COVID-19 and allowing Taiwan to be part of the organization are less likely to occur without the US as a member.

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Association of Health Care Journalists

JANUARY 30, 2025

The topics covered in Trumps orders ranged from future pandemic preparedness to withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement. On his first day in office, President Trump signed dozens of executive orders rolling back key initiatives from the Biden Administration.

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BU School of Public Health Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

Percent Positivity of COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests (NAATs) in the Past Week (week ending 3/1/25) by HHS Region United States. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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