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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 7h
📢 Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow, October 1st at 3 pm ET, for a webinar in which we will discuss NYC’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 24/09/2026
📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on October 1st at 3 pm ET during which we will discuss NYC’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 21/09/2026
Want to strengthen your preparedness and emergency strategies this #NationalPreparednessMonth? Visit SPEAR, a centralized platform for sharing and maintaining preparedness tools. Explore SPEAR: shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/spear
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SPEAR | SHIELD | Strengthening Health systems through Innovation, Engagement, and Leadership in Disasters
The SPEAR Repository is a living, practitioner-driven community and knowledge repository for preparedness professionals.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 15/09/2026
📢 Join us on October 1st at 3 pm ET for a webinar about New York City’s response to COVID-19 and mpox outbreaks and #MCMs used. You’ll get to hear from @ameshaa.bsky.social and Dr. Mary Foote as they share advice on managing disease outbreaks. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 15/09/2026
The Center and biosecurity partners are calling on Congress to reauthorize the #PAHPA. Passing this legislation is essential for effectively safeguarding our nation from health security threats. 📝Read the full letter centerforhealthsecurity.org/2026/biosecu...
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Biosecurity Partners Co-Sign Letter Urging Congress to Fully Reauthorize PAHPA | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
The Center for Health Security, with biosecurity partners and various groups, sent a letter to congressional leaders urging full reauthorization of the PAHPA.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 14/09/2026
Attention aspiring #biosecurity leaders! Only a few weeks left to apply for our prestigious #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2027. Apply now to join our network of innovators shaping the future of biosecurity. Apply by September 30th: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Apply to the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Prospective ELBI fellows must meet the eligibility criteria and submit the application materials listed below.
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A paramedic is a trained clinician who already goes where people are. Pittsburgh EMS innovated and proactively put hepatitis A vaccine in their hands in 2019 and hep C tests in 2024. New @centerforhealthsecurity.org SHIELD brief I coauthored shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 09/09/2026
September is #NationalPreparednessMonth, so make sure you have the tools ready in case a disaster strikes. To find and share operational resources, check out SPEAR. Share your resources📤https://shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/spear
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SPEAR | SHIELD | Strengthening Health systems through Innovation, Engagement, and Leadership in Disasters
The SPEAR Repository is a living, practitioner-driven community and knowledge repository for preparedness professionals.
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Tecovirimat’s EA-IND paperwork became its own barrier to treatment in 2022. Administrative complexity is a distribution failure. New @centerforhealthsecurity.org brief I co-authored: shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 14/08/2026
🚨 Training opportunity 🚨 We are now accepting applications for our #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2027. Don't miss your chance to join this prestigious network and contribute to the future of global #healthsecurity. Apply by September 30th: centerforhealthsecurity.submittable.com/submit/35106...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 12/08/2026
Curious about the future of #biosecurity? Look no further than our Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship, where the next generation gathers. Find out more about our 2027 application cycle, which opens August 14, 2026: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
The Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) Fellowship inspires and connects the next generation of biosecurity leaders and innovators.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 03/08/2026
Last week, the Center’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship convened for its Research Symposium. The collaboration and innovation sparked by this meeting will enable us to address some of the most difficult #biosecurity challenges. centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 16/07/2026
📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on July 21st at 3 pm ET during which we will introduce SPEAR, the Strategic Preparedness Exchange and Archive Repository. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 16/07/2026
📢 SHIELD invites you to a webinar on July 21st at 3 pm ET during which we will introduce SPEAR, the Strategic Preparedness Exchange and Archive Repository. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 10/07/2026
📢 Join us on July 21st at 3 pm ET for a 60-minute webinar where we’ll introduce SPEAR. You’ll get to hear from SHIELD’s Director, their repository team, and the Snohomish County Health Department as they showcase their new Emergency Response Toolkit. Register here: jh.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our side event featured @OpenNuclear and fellow Initiative implementer @centerforhealthsecurity.org, alongside presentation of the initiative’s CBRN Disinformation Tracker developed by implementer @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
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Alexandra Phelan 余雪莲 @alexandraphelan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Yesterday @centerforhealthsecurity.org participated in the UN High Level Meeting on Pandemic Preparedness and Response Multistakeholder Hearing. My intervention stressed the urgency of action for Ebola Bundibugyo response to save lives and for any legitimacy in global health multilateralism.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 03/06/2026
The current #genomic #surveillance programs in the United States are valuable but can be strengthened. To address this critical #biodefense issue, the Center released a new report on “U.S. Genomic Surveillance." 🔗 Read the full report: centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/defaul...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 13/05/2026
📢Interested in contributing to the SPEAR repository? Visit the SPEAR website and explore our submission guide to discover how to share your materials with the SPEAR repository and become a vital part of our community!
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
New paper by Gavin Harris and me detailing the importance of ICU personnel recognizing and treating emerging infectious diseases and biothreat agents they may be confronted with www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
In this @ofidjournal.bsky.social paper, my @centerforhealthsecurity.org colleagues & I discuss the way AI can facilitate/accelerate the development of countermeasures for biothreat agents & the need to create a robust data ecosystem to enable such an endeavor academic.oup.com/ofid/article...
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
New analysis from the @gpwmd.bsky.social Counter WMD Disinformation Initiative examines and debunks false CBRN weapons allegations circulated by Russian officials. @centerforhealthsecurity.org @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @OpenNuclear
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 10/03/2026
Last week, the Center’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship met in DC for the first time this year. These talented Fellows will deepen their expertise, expand their network, and build their leadership skills through a series of events coordinated by our Center.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 05/03/2026
AI in biodefense offers promise for national security, but urgent collaboration is needed to build a biodefense system with these tools before the next biological threat emerges.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 20/02/2026
The Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Health Security & JHU Bloomberg Ctr invites you to join Sen. Todd Young and Sen. Alex Padilla for The Bridge series event 📆 Feb. 26, 11 a.m. at the #HopkinsBloombergCenter 👥 Moderated by @t-inglesby.bsky.social 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bridge...
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Our Initiative to #counter #WMD disinfo presented our latest debunking analysis during the CBRN working group session. We will be releasing this report online next week so stay tuned! @centerforhealthsecurity.org @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @OpenNuclear
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 13/02/2026
The Center's @t-inglesby.bsky.social & Anita Cicero led a side event, “Smart Defense: Rethinking Bioweapons Risks and Defenses in the Age of AI,” at the @munsecconf.bsky.social 2026 on both the major risks that AI could pose to defense, and how AI could be harnessed. Photo: MSC /Johannes Krey
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 13/02/2026
📢The SHIELD initiative is excited to announce a living, practitioner-driven knowledge repository for those on the front lines of #publichealth, #healthcare, and #emergencymanagement. Learn more about the SHIELD Repository: shield.centerforhealthsecurity.org/about-shield...
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About SHIELD Repository | SHIELD | Strengthening Health systems through Innovation, Engagement, and Leadership in Disasters
What if the tools you’ve built, tested, and refined in the real world could help share how the next crisis is handled – before it happens?
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 06/02/2026
🆕Important new publication on Far-UVC. Researchers at CHS, along with colleagues at @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social, published a commentary in the Health Security journal describing targeted recs for both epi and long-term implementation scenarios of Far-UVC.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 05/02/2026
We are pleased to share a new article published in @science.org by #biosecurity experts from @jhu.edu, Stanford University, @ox.ac.uk that details the first-of-its-kind framework for governing access to the biological data that could teach #AI #systems to design dangerous #pathogens.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 05/02/2026
We commend Senators Tom Cotton & Amy Klobuchar for intro legislation to est. a fed biosecurity framework. "This bill sets the U.S. on a path to continue its global leadership in biotech innovation, while enhancing our national resilience to emerging biological risks" said @t-inglesby.bsky.social.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 22/01/2026
Great panel discussion yesterday on how to strengthen our #health #security with key leaders Rep. Andy Harris, John Knox, Julie Gerberding, Phyllis Arthur, @andypinpa.bsky.social and @t-inglesby.bsky.social at “PAHPA Turns 20: Reauthorizing Readiness for Domestic Health Security Threats”.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 12/01/2026
📢Just launched! @centerforhealthsecurity.org new SHIELD initiative will develop and equip us with policies, materials, and tools to rebuild #preparedness and response systems. youtu.be/utYkxKRxcNY
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SHIELD - Strengthening Health systems through Innovation, Engagement, and Leadership in Disasters
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 17/12/2025
Announcing the #ELBI2026 Fellows! Congratulations to the 25 professionals accepted to the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative fellowship. 🎉 This talented group will help shape the future of global health security and biosecurity. Read more: centerforhealthsecurity.org/2025/center-...
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Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2026 | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
The Center for Health Security has accepted 25 professionals into its ELBI fellowship program for 2026.
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
(1/9) This month, the team were in Malmö attending the 15th CBRNe Protection Symposium, with many thanks to @foiresearch.bsky.social for hosting us.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 17/10/2025
🆕 Check out our new Health Security Decoded - October edition. It covers: • The latest health security research conducted by the Center. • Recent events promoting collaboration among field leaders. • Top developments in health security that we are tracking. ➡️ Read here: conta.cc/3J3pSL1
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Health Security Decoded – October 2025
Email from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Roundup of the top headlines on health security, pandemic preparedness, and a monthly update from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security OCTO
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 15/10/2025
At the 2025 #ELBI Fall Workshop, fellows had the chance to connect with colleagues in Geneva. This closing event brought together the #biosecurity community, and we look forward to working with this group of leaders! Learn more: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 10/10/2025
📢 Last call! 📢 Don’t miss your chance to join the 2026 class of our #ELBI fellows. Applications close this Sunday, Oct 12. ➡️ Apply now and unlock an exciting journey in #biosecurity leadership: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Apply to the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Prospective Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) fellows must meet the eligibility criteria and submit the application materials listed below.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 03/10/2025
Attention aspiring #biosecurity leaders! Only a few weeks left to apply for our prestigious #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2026. Apply now to join our network of innovators shaping the future of biosecurity. Apply by October 12: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Apply to the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Prospective Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) fellows must meet the eligibility criteria and submit the application materials listed below.
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
(2/3) Team members from @centerforhealthsecurity.org, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, and Open Nuclear Network will present our research and provide insights into identifying effective strategies for detecting and combating disinformation.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 08/09/2025
🚨 Training opportunity 🚨 We are now accepting applications for our #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2026. Don't miss your chance to join this prestigious network and contribute to the future of global #healthsecurity. Apply by October 12: centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Apply to the Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Fellowship | Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Prospective Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (ELBI) fellows must meet the eligibility criteria and submit the application materials listed below.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 05/09/2025
🆕 Check out our new Health Security Decoded - Summer Recap edition. It covers: • The latest health security research conducted by the Center. • Recent events promoting collaboration among field leaders. • Top developments in health security that we are tracking. ➡️ Read here: conta.cc/4ftzBG1
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Health Security Decoded - Summer Recap 2025
Email from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Roundup of the top headlines on health security, pandemic preparedness, and a monthly update from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security SUMM
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 03/09/2025
We commend Representatives @reppaultonko.bsky.social and Brian Fitzpatrick for reintroducing the Indoor Air Quality and Healthy Schools Act. This bipartisan bill will ensure that EPA has authority and resources necessary to better protect children and the public health from poor indoor air quality.
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
(4/9) The @centerforhealthsecurity.org team presented our taxonomy that highlights different tactics used to spread disinformation, and provided a practical prebunking approach for diplomats to build resilience through psychological inoculation.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 07/08/2025
The Center is pleased to see several of our key recommendations reflected in the new fed AI Action Plan. These provisions represent critical steps toward preventing AI-enabled biosecurity threats while supporting beneficial applications. #Biosecurity #AIPolicy #PublicHealth
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GP WMD Counter Disinfo @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
(4/5) Additionally, members from @centerforhealthsecurity.org presented our disinformation taxonomy and explained how it can be used as a tool to take a more proactive approach to countering #disinfo.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 04/08/2025
We commend Senate leaders Sen. Collins, @murray.senate.gov, Sen. Capito, and @baldwin.senate.gov for championing #pandemicpreparedness.
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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
🚨 NEW today in Nature Genetics: the LISTEN principles are a FAIR-compatible framework that will allow genetic sequence databases to seamlessly participate in new multilateral access and benefit-sharing systems, such as the CBD Cali Fund and the WHO PABS System. 🧬🧪 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The LISTEN principles for genetic sequence data governance and database engineering - Nature Genetics
This Perspective proposes a checklist of six database design considerations, LISTEN: licensed, identified, supervised, transparent, enforced and non-exclusive, aimed at ensuring access and benefit-sharing principles in open science.
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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security @centerforhealthsecurity.org · 21/07/2025
Last week, the Center’s Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity (#ELBI) Fellowship convened for its Research Symposium. The collaboration and innovation inspired by this meeting will help us tackle some of the most challenging #biosecurity issues. centerforhealthsecurity.org/education-tr...
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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
The CDC deactivated the United States’ H5N1 emergency response—but fewer cases might not indicate an end to the outbreak. Listen as @centerforhealthsecurity.org‬’s Dr. Erin Sorrell details the timeline, impact, and future of the virus. podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/921-is-bird-...
Promo graphic for episode 921 of Public Health On Call podcast, titled Is Bird Flu Gone for Good?
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