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The White House Makes Biosecurity a Pillar of National Security. Can Doing So Prevent the Next Disaster?

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Mark Leon Goldberg
Oct 31, 2022
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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 or 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, it's strengths, weaknesses, and potential barriers to implementation, as well as the Bio-risk threat landscape, in terms of what specific pathogens and broader trends a strategy like this seeks to mitigate.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/723CdPPB44EgVkNNk2EFx9?si=97cd9a93ea054062

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