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Online seminar: USG Priorities in Biodefense and Global Health Security Policy-- Tuesday,Apr 11, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time

Mon, 2023-04-10 17:31 — mike kraft
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Way Forward, USG Priorities in Biodefense and Global Health Security Policy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. This seminar, led by Dr. Erin Sorrell, will outline recent advances and updates to U.S. Biodefense and Global Health Security Policies that work towards establishing a roadmap to plan and prepare for biological threats, be they naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate.
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Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats Webinar Wednesday, October 20, 2021 1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

Tue, 2021-10-19 14:46 — mike kraft

Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

1:00PM-2:00 PM ET

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Join us Wednesday, October 20, at 1pm (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar: Combating Misinformation and Disinformation for COVID-19 and Future Public Health Threats.

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Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine: What’s Next? --On line discussion Friday, April 9, 1 PM ET

Thu, 2021-04-08 20:02 — mike kraft

The CSIS Global Health Policy Center invites you to join us for an online event:
 

Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine:
What’s Next? 

 

Friday, April 9, 2021

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT

 

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A conversation with

Bruce Gellin

President of Global Immunization
Sabin Vaccine Institute
 

Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg

Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Interim Vice President of Global Biological Policy and Programs
Nuclear Threat Initiative
 

Juliette Kayyem

Senior Belfer Lecturer in International Security
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
 

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Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

Mon, 2021-03-29 11:14 — mike kraft
 

 

 

Webnar, tomorrow, March 30, 11: AM ET  Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

 

 

 

 

Strengthening the Supply Chain for US Pandemic Response: Strategies for Stockpiling, Surge Capacity, and Distribution

 

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

11:00AM–12:00 PM ET

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ONLINE EVENT: CSIS --A GLobal Approach to COVID-19 vaccination, CSIS Wednesday, 1 PM EST

Mon, 2021-02-08 14:41 — mike kraft
Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination Ask Live Questions Here The event will be webcast live from this page. As the world moves into the second year of the novel coronavirus pandemic, several different vaccine candidates have been

Online Event: A Global Approach to Covid-19 Vaccination

Wednesday, February 10, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
 
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PANEL DISCUSSION: Monday 2PM EST -The swift global emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants and their impact on both the domestic and global Covid-19 response.

Sun, 2021-01-31 15:38 — mike kraft

Cause for Concern?

Monday, February 1, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
 
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Invitation: January 28 at 11am (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar: COVID-19 Vaccination: What is Needed Now to Meet the Needs of the Hardest Hit Populations in the United States.

Mon, 2021-01-25 11:42 — mike kraft

 

COVID-19 Vaccination: What is Needed Now to Meet the Needs of the Hardest Hit Populations in the United States

Thursday, January 28, 2021

11:00AM–12:00 PM ET
 

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Researchers look to repurpose approved drugs to treat Zika virus

Wed, 2016-05-04 05:35 — davidmc

published by 

6:47 p.m. EDT May 2, 2016

ATLANTA — The need for drugs to prevent and treat Zika infections grows with every new patient diagnosed. The virus causes devastating birth defects and is strongly linked to a type of paralysis called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

There are currently no approved drugs against Zika; developing a new medication for any disease can take 10 to 20 years.

"The sense of urgency is enormous," said Mauro Martins Teixeira, who heads the immunopharmacology laboratory at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil. "In an emergency, everyone wants quick answers."

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National View: Climate change affects migration of infectious disease

Wed, 2016-04-20 08:03 — davidmc
By William B. Miller Jr., M.D.


Posted Apr. 19, 2016 at 2:01 AM 

Zika is all over the news. Zika is surely dangerous, but it has its limitations and is likely to be well contained. However, its greater significance extends beyond any current spread. Instead, it exemplifies the crucial emerging trend of a novel infectious agent that has swiftly become a global threat.

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Ministry of Fisheries Surprises Critics, Scoops Le40 Billion

Wed, 2016-04-20 07:51 — davidmc

By: SEM on April 20, 2016.

 

The Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Mr. Charles Rogers, has disclosed that despite the devastating effect of the outbreak of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on the national economy for sixteen (16) months, the Ministry managed to raise a maximum different from the normal years.

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