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A group of public health and security experts responded to a Request for Information today from the White House OSTP regarding potential changes to the Policies for Federal and Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC) and Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (P3CO) Policy Framework.

A contract has been awarded to the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Readiness and Response (ORR) to prepare a workplan for the establishment of a network of regional Centers for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR).

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is pleased to announce applications are open for its educational opportunities beginning during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Good indoor air quality (IAQ) is crucial for our health. Improving IAQ can mitigate the spread of airborne infectious diseases—including COVID-19, influenza, measles, and RSV— and help reduce chronic conditions like asthma, lower the risk of certain cancers, and prevent cognitive impairment.

The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security co-hosted a dialogue with the Regional Centre for Biotechnology of the Department of Biotechnology in the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology in Washington, DC, to discuss biosecurity issues of importance to both India and the United States.

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.