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The White House Makes Biosecurity a Pillar of National Security. Can Doing So Prevent the Next Disaster?
The White House Makes Biosecurity a Pillar of National Security. Can Doing So Prevent the Next Disaster?
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
On October 18th, the White House released an expansive new strategy on Countering Biological Threats, Enhancing Pandemic Preparedness, and Achieving Global Health Security. The strategy sets out a whole-of-government approach to mitigating biological risks. This includes naturally occurring pathogens as well as dangerous new pathogens created in a lab. In this episode, we speak with Nikki Teran, Director of Biosecurity Policy at Guarding Against Pandemics. We discuss the substance of the new US biodefense strategy -- its strengths, weaknesses, and potential barriers to implementation. Nikki Teran also describes as the Bio-risk threat landscape writ large, including the pathogens and broader trends in biosecurity that a strategy like this seeks to mitigate.
Released:
Oct 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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