Exclusive: A top White House pandemic preparedness official has resigned, officials tell STAT, in a sign of broader disarray.

– David L Ryan/Boston Globe Staff, File Looking ahead As Greater Boston shores up its pandemic preparedness, federal uncertainty weighs heavily on some parts of the health care system.

Strengthening Global Pandemic Preparedness: The Urgent Need for Investment, Collaboration, and Action Provided by GlobeNewswire Apr 30, 2025, 3:56:13 PM ...

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how ill-prepared the world was to detect and respond to global health threats. With over 7·1 million lives lost,1 more than US$4·7 trillion in economic damage,2 profound ...

South Africa’s engagement through this project reinforces its leadership and commitment to advancing health system resilience ...

Declining investment in global health surveillance, research, and scientific innovation are happening as the need for vigilance has never been greater, writes Robert C. Gallo.

The EO, like so many others attacking science, contains false and misleading arguments. It is mere political theater, rather than a serious plan to strengthen our preparedness for the next pandemic.

The Global Health Security Index had the United States ranked first in pandemic preparedness. But during Covid, the U.S. performed poorly.

More information: Deborah L Paul et al, Harnessing natural history collections for collaborative pandemic preparedness, BioScience (2025). DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biaf035 Provided by University of ...

EU's pandemic battle plan The previous pandemic preparedness and response plans were inflexible and inadequate in addressing the severity, duration and uncertainties of COVID-19.

The U.K. is establishing a new biosecurity center designed to improve research into potentially pandemic-causing pathogens ...

A pandemic similar in scale today would leave 200 to 400 million dead. Revisiting the Deadly 1918 Pandemic It’s hard to imagine now, but the 1918 influenza was far worse than the flu we know.