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The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a virtual event on the development and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. The panel talked about the impact of nationalism on the d…

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell briefed reporters and responded to questions on her agency’s fiscal year 2016 budget request. Included in the budget was a biomedical resea…

Dr. Tom Frieden and other public health officials testified on the federal response to the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Dr. Frieden urged lawmakers to approve President Obama’s emergency f…

Doctors and health care professionals involved in the study of Ebola presented data on treatment and management. They also highlighted areas where more data is needed to addresses the issues…

Officials with the Defense and Health and Human Services Departments testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the federal response to the Ebola outbreak in A…

Witnesses testified about bioterror threats and government policy and operations in responding to the threats. A recent report by the WMD Terrorism Research Center had given the U.S. mostly …

Craig Fugate, Nicole Lurie, and David Hanell talked about the needs and care of children in preparation, response to, and recovery from disasters. They also talked about a report to the pres…

Witnesses testified about child safety during disasters, focusing on evacuation planning and mental health recovery.

Two House Energy and Commerce Subcommittees held a joint hearing to examine the federal government’s preparedness and response to the H1N1 swine flu virus and to get an update from vaccine m…

Witnesses testified about production and distribution of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine to high-priority populations. They defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines against criticism that …

The subcommittee met for an update on federal efforts to combat H1N1. They discussed the vaccine shortage, the distribution of masks for certain federal workers and efforts to identify and r…

Congress appropriated $7.65 billion for agencies to use to respond to the H1N1 “Swine” flu. Witnesses testified about use of the funds by public health programs and provided an update on the…

Congress appropriated $7.65 billion for agencies to use to respond to the H1N1 “Swine” flu. Witnesses testified about use of the funds by public health programs and provided an update on the…

Ms. Laurie talked about report released by the Rand Corporation that showed many local public health agencies in the U.S. were unprepared to respond quickly to outbreaks of deadly infectious…