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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
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Working to stop pandemics, biological emergencies and the harms they pose to health, peace, security, and prosperity.
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Join us 12/12 at 12PM ET for a webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks

Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia

Register ⤵️
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The world still isn’t ready for the next pandemic. The new G20 HLIP report Closing the Deal outlines how to strengthen global financing for preparedness.

We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute.

Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵
Closing the Deal: Financing Our Security Against Pandemic Threats Public Briefing
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December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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LISTEN🎧 What can you learn at an anti-vax conference?

Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.
What Should We Learn from an Anti-Vaccine Conference?
Dr. Craig Spencer joins me on A Moment in Health to discuss his recent experiences at the Children's Health Defense conference in Austin and how we can best engage with this group of Americans.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Smarter health financing is how you build a stronger, more resilient health systems across Africa.

New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps.

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Smarter Health Financing for Self-Reliance and Resilience Across the African Continent​
Amid a combination of economic slowdown, reductions in official development assistance, rising biological threats, and climate change’s disproportionate impact on Africa, leaders and experts call for ...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children.

@brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social

Learn the results!⤵️
https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Join us 12/12 at 12PM ET for a webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks

Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia

Register ⤵️
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December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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How do we harness AI’s benefits while preventing catastrophic misuse in biology?

Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities.

Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET

Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...
Report Launch: Safeguarding AIxBio Capabilities to Prevent Global Catastrophe
"Safeguarding Against Global Catastrophe: Risks, Opportunities, and Governance Options at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biology," highlights actions the international community can t...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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In our latest episode, Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo dive into how local voices and local action shape epidemic preparedness.

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December 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Africa’s children are being failed by the hospitals they depend on — a wake-up call | Daily Maverick
<p>A study paints a searing picture: the foundational infrastructure required to deliver safe, high-quality paediatric care is dangerously inadequate in African hospitals.</p>
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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New research led by center affiliate @rebaker.bsky.social shows that year-round #RSV immunization could significantly reduce the risk of large outbreaks across both urban and rural communities.

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Expanding seasonal immunization access could minimize off-season RSV epidemics
Researchers found differences in how respiratory syncytial virus spreads among children in rural versus urban communities and concluded that year-round immunizations would minimize risks of large seas...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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On a new episode of #HalteresPresents, Mickey and Richard talk with @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, about what we learned from #COVID and how prepared the US really is for future natural or bioterror threats.

🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!
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Podcast Episode · Halteres Presents · 11/25/2025 · 1h 14m
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December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Washington State reported the 1st human case & death of #H5N5, linked to exposure from a backyard flock. Public risk remains low, the US has confirmed 29 H5N5 cases in wild birds since 2021.

Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport!

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December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🔊 New Episode: @amomentinhealth.bsky.social

@ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape.

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Why Should We Care About Indoor Air Quality?
Podcast Episode · A Moment in Health with Dr. Ashish Jha · 11/25/2025 · 12m
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December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Professor @drsethberkley.bsky.social's latest, Fair Doses—on the scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks & politics that shaped the pandemic response—has been named a best book of 2025 by the @economist.com!

Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt
Inside the global scramble to build and deliver COVID vaccines
New book from Pandemic Center's Seth Berkley recounts how scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks and political battles shaped the pandemic response.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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@nti.org is launching its new AIxBio governance report emerging from a 2025 MSC tabletop exercise with high-level international experts.

Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance.

🔗 Register Now ⬇️
Report Launch: Safeguarding AIxBio Capabilities to Prevent Global Catastrophe
"Safeguarding Against Global Catastrophe: Risks, Opportunities, and Governance Options at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Biology," highlights actions the international community can t...
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November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Congrats to @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Senior Adviser to the Pandemic Center, whose book #FairDoses has been named one of @economist.com Best Books of 2025!

Check out the full list here ⤵️
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November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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From #ASISInternational: The UK #COVID Inquiry exposes deadly delays

As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups.

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UK Inquiry Says Government Did ‘Too Little, Too Late,’ in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
The four governments of the United Kingdom responded during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they did “too little, too late,” to effectively stop the the virus from spreading during a critical moment in tim...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Our #TrackingReport was highlighted by @ashishkjha.bsky.social in the @bostonglobe.com.

Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data.

More here
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/o...
Three things in public health to be thankful for - The Boston Globe
As this tumultuous year draws to a close — and especially during this season of thanksgiving — it’s important to recognize the contributions that deserve gratitude.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Political tampering with vaccine info on the #CDC site shows why independent expert review matters.

@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site.

This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...
November 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas talks with @volts.wtf about #IndoorAirQuality and and why clean indoor air is a no-brainer.

They dive into indoor pollutants and the policies & technologies that can help make healthy indoor air a basic human right.

🎧 Listen Now:
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What's the deal with indoor air quality?
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November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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We’re thrilled to see our Senior Adviser, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, named in @vox.com ’s #FuturePerfect25.

Her strategic vision and commitment to protecting the world from biological threats reminds us that smart investments in biosecurity saves lives.

2025 Movers & Shakers
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November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Our thanks to Gabriella Stern, former director of communications for the World Health Organization, who visited @brown.edu this week to discuss the WHO, the challenges of public health communication & her reasons for optimism. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-20/pandemics-world-health-organization
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Today marks one year since we launched our #TrackingReport.

It began as a way to stay updated on the surge of serious outbreaks, but as credible health information disappears, our free weekly newsletter has taken on a new purpose.

✍️ Subscribe here
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November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Happening today at 11AM ET

Join @nam.edu for a high-level public briefing on the urgent actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe.

🗣️ Featuring an exceptional panel:
@noiweala.bsky.social, @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Jean Kaseya, @jarottingen.bsky.social, & Dr. Jane Halton.

Register ⬇
Closing the Deal: Financing Our Security Against Pandemic Threats Public Briefing - NAM
Join NAM’s public briefing on new report on pandemic preparedness and global health security. Learn key steps to finance prevention of future health threats.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Join @nam.edu tomorrow at 11AM ET for a high-level public briefing on the urgent actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe.

Featuring an exceptional panel: @noiweala.bsky.social , @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Jean Kaseya, @jarottingen.bsky.social, & Dr. Jane Halton.

Register here ⬇
Closing the Deal: Financing Our Security Against Pandemic Threats Public Briefing - NAM
Join NAM’s public briefing on new report on pandemic preparedness and global health security. Learn key steps to finance prevention of future health threats.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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From #NationNewsDesk: New Pew data shows confidence in childhood #vaccines is slipping among parents and along partisan lines.

The decision to vaccinate is not entirely a personal one. It's also about protecting the most vulnerable among us — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social

More here ⤵️
How safe and effective are childhood vaccines? Americans weigh in
Most Americans are confident that childhood vaccines are safe and effective, but new polling shows gaps in sentiment along demographic and political lines.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM