The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security applauds congressional leaders in health security for their introduction of two pieces of legislation to strengthen security around emerging threats from advances in biotechnology—the bicameral Securing Gene Synthesis Act and the bicameral, bipartisan Artificial Intelligence and Biosecurity Risk Assessment Act.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and more than 30 other stakeholders sent a letter to congressional members on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who are leading the reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), urging them to ensure that this critical piece of pandemic preparedness legislation is passed this year.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security remains a trusted, independent, and expert voice in policy conversations about the upcoming Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security co-convened government officials and other stakeholders for a Southeast Asia Strategic Multilateral Biosecurity Dialogue meeting from April 26-28 in Cebu, Philippines. It was the first in-person meeting of this series since SARS-CoV-2 emerged in 2019.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security applauds Senators Tammy Baldwin and Thom Tillis for their introduction of the bipartisan Disease X Act of 2023.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security applauds Representatives Lori Trahan, Michael C. Burgess, Dan Crenshaw, and Susie Lee for their bipartisan introduction of the Disease X Act of 2023.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security applauds Representatives Pence, Bucshon, Carson, and Schrier for their introduction of the bipartisan Diagnostic Testing Preparedness Plan (DTPP) Act.
In a New York Times commentary, Dr. Tom Inglesby and Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, outline a series of solutions to the challenges facing CDC and discuss the importance of implementing these recommendations.
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security recently provided feedback and suggestions in response to a Request for Information (RFI) from Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks on how the US Congress can strengthen and reform the CDC.