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CDC’s new director attempts to outline vision for modernizing agency data amid GOP opposition

CDC’s new director attempts to outline vision for modernizing agency data amid GOP opposition

by Luis Castaneda | Nov 30, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Efforts to build trust between House Republicans and the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Mandy Cohen, fell short Thursday morning as GOP members continued to use the agency as a lightning rod for their criticism of the...
Experts: COVID-19 showed U.S. unprepared for biological threats

Experts: COVID-19 showed U.S. unprepared for biological threats

by Jorja Siemons | Feb 17, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON — The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the government’s failure to adequately prepare for biological threats, experts told senators Thursday at a hearing on improving U.S. biosecurity preparedness. “Biodefense is too fragmented and...

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