HHS should make more information public about how it mitigates risks for experiments that make pathogens more transmissible or virulent, a new report says.
The funds strengthen the nation’s ability to prepare for threats such as extreme weather and infectious disease outbreaks.
Experts say the move will hobble the United States’ ability to respond to future infectious disease threats.
A bipartisan working group proposes affordable, common-sense actions to bolster biopreparedness.
National stockpiles of smallpox vaccines, antivirals, and drugs are "imperfect" and limited, the authors say.
Bavarian Nordic has received a US government contract for $120 million to manufacture more of its Jynneos smallpox/mpox vaccine.
The $20.5 million base funding will support plans to extend Baxdela's pneumonia indication and Vabomere's use for complicated urinary tract infections to children.
The low incidence of pathogens with bioterrorism potential would hamper efforts to isolate them from natural sources for intentional release, the authors say.
Opening of the NBAF in Kansas marks the culmination of an effort since 2006 to replace the 68-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Facility in New York.
New research from the American Psychological Association (APA) shows that various state restrictions and lockdowns imposed during the first 6 months of the pandemic were not related to worsening mental health. The study is published in Health Psychology.
