Preparing for the next global pandemic: What a recent wargame teaches us
Dan Mahaffee of the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress lays out lessons learned from a recent pandemic-related war game.
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Learning from COVID-19, Pentagon’s Biodefense Council to break down stovepipes
A senior US official said it would be “foolish” to underestimate the number of countries developing defensive or offensive bioprograms.
Treatment of brain fog, other long COVID symptoms focus of U.S.-based studies
The announcement from the NIH’s RECOVER project comes amid frustration from patients who’ve struggled for months or even years with sometimes-disabling health problems.
World’s 1st RSV vaccine available for older Americans this fall: CDC
Americans 60 and older can get a new RSV vaccine but should discuss it with their doctor first, U.S. health officials recommended Thursday.
Coffee with the Council Podcast: An Update on Europe, Middle East, and Africa from Jeremy King
Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today we’ll speak with Jeremy King, the Regional Vice President of Europe, the Middle…
As pandemic winds down, COVAX has billions left to spend. Where will the money go?
Billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics or to support vaccine manufacturing.
U.S. intel still divided on COVID-19 origins, lab leak evidence inconclusive: report
The report was issued at the order of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving U.S. intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
Damning ‘partygate’ report says Boris Johnson deliberately misled Parliament
Johnson should be denied automatic access to Parliament for deliberately misleading lawmakers over rule-breaking COVID lockdown parties, a committee said.
GDIT drastically upping investments in DoD emerging tech areas like AI, zero trust
GDIT President Amy Gilliland spoke to Breaking Defense about how the tech company is redirecting its investments to meet the technological demands of the day, including incorporating lessons from Ukraine.
Airlines Are Weighing Passengers to See if They Have Got Heavier
A broad increase in passenger weights could affect anything from the size of seats to how far a full aircraft can fly.