HOMELAND PREPAREDNESS NEWS The mission of Homeland Preparedness News is to inform and educate the American public about the efforts undertaken by its government and private sector to protect them from the ever evolving threats to the

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DOD, HHS ESTABLISH ACQUISITION SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP DOD, HHS establish acquisition support partnership. The Department of Defense (DoD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner in defeating COVID-19 while preparing for future public health emergencies. The agreement establishes the framework of DoD continuing to support HHS with OXFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY OF "MIX AND MATCH" COVID-19 The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) awarded $7.1 million grant funding to an Oxford University study assessing if COVID-19 vaccine regimens can be mixed. These funds will complement $3 million of funding already granted from the U.K. government and Read

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DOJ ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is initiating an endeavor designed to address the rise of major violent crimes nationwide. “We renew our commitment to reducing violent crime and building strong communities where all Americans are safe,” Attorney General Merrick

B. Garland said.

COVAX MANUFACTURING TASK FORCE SET UP TO ADDRESS VACCINE Fearing for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX has set up a manufacturing task force to coordinate with other organizations in identifying and tackling roadblocks to those critical health supplies. According to the task force, the production output of COVID-19 Read

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COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC RISKS URGES FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR When Ebola was a low priority for the private sector, the Department of Defense (DOD) was one of the few organizations that funded early-stage research and development on vaccines and treatments. The division of the DoD that played a critical Read More » MERCK ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY LICENSING AGREEMENTS WITH FIVE Merck has reached voluntary licensing agreements with five Indian generics manufacturers to produce molnupiravir for the COVID-stricken nation, granting it another oral therapeutic to aid the COVID-19 pandemic. While molnupiravir is currently being studied in a phase three trial to Read More » SEN. SASSE CALLS ON SENATE TO INCREASE DARPA FUNDING U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) called on the Senate to double the funding for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through his amendment to the Endless Frontiers Act. Sasse said increasing DARPA’s funding to $7 billion a year for the next five years would allow America to compete with the Chinese Communist Party. “Beijing

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HHS LAUNCHES VACCINE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a new public education campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and increase confidence in the vaccines. The department will create a nationwide network of trusted voices – local voices people know and trust – called the COVID-19 Community

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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION APPOINTS RICK BRIGHT AS SENIOR VICE Dr. Rick Bright has been appointed the Rockefeller Foundation as senior vice president of Pandemic Prevention and Response, with responsibilities including leading pandemic prevention institute development. “We are thrilled to have someone of Rick’s caliber join The Rockefeller Foundation,” said HOMELAND PREPAREDNESS NEWS The mission of Homeland Preparedness News is to inform and educate the American public about the efforts undertaken by its government and private sector to protect them from the ever evolving threats to the

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DOD, HHS ESTABLISH ACQUISITION SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP DOD, HHS establish acquisition support partnership. The Department of Defense (DoD) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to partner in defeating COVID-19 while preparing for future public health emergencies. The agreement establishes the framework of DoD continuing to support HHS with OXFORD UNIVERSITY STUDY OF "MIX AND MATCH" COVID-19 The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) awarded $7.1 million grant funding to an Oxford University study assessing if COVID-19 vaccine regimens can be mixed. These funds will complement $3 million of funding already granted from the U.K. government and Read

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DOJ ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is initiating an endeavor designed to address the rise of major violent crimes nationwide. “We renew our commitment to reducing violent crime and building strong communities where all Americans are safe,” Attorney General Merrick

B. Garland said.

COVAX MANUFACTURING TASK FORCE SET UP TO ADDRESS VACCINE Fearing for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX has set up a manufacturing task force to coordinate with other organizations in identifying and tackling roadblocks to those critical health supplies. According to the task force, the production output of COVID-19 Read

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COUNCIL ON STRATEGIC RISKS URGES FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR When Ebola was a low priority for the private sector, the Department of Defense (DOD) was one of the few organizations that funded early-stage research and development on vaccines and treatments. The division of the DoD that played a critical Read More » MERCK ANNOUNCES VOLUNTARY LICENSING AGREEMENTS WITH FIVE Merck has reached voluntary licensing agreements with five Indian generics manufacturers to produce molnupiravir for the COVID-stricken nation, granting it another oral therapeutic to aid the COVID-19 pandemic. While molnupiravir is currently being studied in a phase three trial to Read More » SEN. SASSE CALLS ON SENATE TO INCREASE DARPA FUNDING U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) called on the Senate to double the funding for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) through his amendment to the Endless Frontiers Act. Sasse said increasing DARPA’s funding to $7 billion a year for the next five years would allow America to compete with the Chinese Communist Party. “Beijing

is

HHS LAUNCHES VACCINE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a new public education campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and increase confidence in the vaccines. The department will create a nationwide network of trusted voices – local voices people know and trust – called the COVID-19 Community

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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION APPOINTS RICK BRIGHT AS SENIOR VICE Dr. Rick Bright has been appointed the Rockefeller Foundation as senior vice president of Pandemic Prevention and Response, with responsibilities including leading pandemic prevention institute development. “We are thrilled to have someone of Rick’s caliber join The Rockefeller Foundation,” said PODCAST - HOMELAND PREPAREDNESS NEWS Thursday, March 19, 2020 by HPN News Desk. Listen to Homeland Preparedness News' discussion with Greg Burel, the former director of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). The SNS' massive inventory of critical medical products and drugs are essential in dispatching lifesaving supplies to the nation's emergency responders on the front

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MORE THAN 40 U.S. REPRESENTATIVES CALL FOR FEDERAL ACTION 21 hours ago · In a letter to President Joe Biden last week, more than 40 U.S. representatives sought to use the impending G7 Summit as an opportunity to call for five quick, immediate actions to guarantee COVID-19 vaccines were administered worldwide. The group, Read More » EXPERIMENTAL ORAL ANTIVIRAL SHOWS POTENTIAL AGAINST COVID 1 day ago · According to new research from National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists at the Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the oral antiviral drug TEMPOL could limit SARS-CoV-2 infection capabilities. Though still considered experimental, the drug’s REP. STEFANIK URGES REOPENING OF NORTHERN BORDER 1 day ago · Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has forwarded correspondence to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to encourage efforts to reopen the U.S. northern border. Stefanik seeks the unilateral easing of non-essential travel restrictions across the northern border if HHS LAUNCHES VACCINE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is launching a new public education campaign to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and increase confidence in the vaccines. The department will create a nationwide network of trusted voices – local voices people know and trust – called the COVID-19 Community

Corps. The

COVAX MANUFACTURING TASK FORCE SET UP TO ADDRESS VACCINE Fearing for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, COVAX has set up a manufacturing task force to coordinate with other organizations in identifying and tackling roadblocks to those critical health supplies. According to the task force, the production output of COVID-19 Read

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CONGRESS MEMBERS RELEASE GAO REPORT ON DHS INSPECTOR 1 day ago · U.S. Reps. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Homeland Security Committee Chairman; Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman; John Katko (R-NY), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member, and James Comer (R-KY), Oversight and Reform Committee Ranking Member, announced the release of a report from the General Accountability Office (GAO) shows HAGERTY INTRODUCES IRON DOME LEGISLATION 20 hours ago · U.S. Rep. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced legislation on Friday to redirect funds appropriated for Gaza and other Hamas-dominated areas to replenish Israel’s defense missile systems. The legislation, the Emergency Resupply for IRON DOME Act CBP, LAWA ISSUE PROACTIVE INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL GUIDANCE 21 hours ago · U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) personnel said the entities are implementing proactive measures to address anticipated 2021 summer season passenger demand. “CBP is proactively mitigating any potential impact in wait times by maximizing Read More » CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS APPLAUDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION 1 day ago · Center for American Progress (CAP) officials are espousing the benefits of the Biden administration’s decision to make global anti-corruption a prime focus of national security initiatives. The Biden administration recently released its initial National Security Study Memorandum targeting a whole-of-government

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CENTIVAX PARTNERS WITH U.S. NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER TO DEVELOP BROAD-SPECTRUM COVID-19 THERAPEUTIC Friday, June 4, 2021 by Chris Galford With $4.2 million in funding from the Henry Jackson Foundation and a new partnership with the U.S. Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC), Centivax Inc. intends to pursue phase one clinical development... Read

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ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR $50B ROADMAP TO END, RECOVER FROM PANDEMIC Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Liz Carey The leaders of the international organizations for financing, health, and trade are urging government leaders to finance a new $50 billion roadmap to help end the pandemic and spur global economic recovery. Leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization,... Read More » HOUSE LEGISLATION SEEKS TO MANDATE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR FOREIGN NATIONS AND REVIEW WHO’S PANDEMIC ACTIONS Wednesday, June 2, 2021 by Chris Galford U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Conor Lamb (D-PA) sought legislative action on foreign nations’ health efforts last week, introducing the Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act to establish new monitoring and reporting mandates, sanctions, and an investigation of the World... Read More » BIDEN’S BUDGET BLUEPRINT RAMPS UP HHS, CDC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021 by Kim Riley President Joe Biden’s first budget proposal would authorize the largest funding increase in nearly two decades for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), going above and beyond funding the agency’s disease-focused work at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services... Read More » WHO WARNS OF NEED TO DISTRIBUTE AT LEAST 2 BILLION COVID-19 VACCINE DOSES THROUGH COVAX THIS YEAR Tuesday, June 1, 2021 by Chris Galford According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 pandemic situation is stabilizing in nations with advanced vaccination programs, but it is surging in other, less equipped areas, demanding action lest the future become a repeat of present failures. WHO urges the distribution of 2... Read More » FDA AUTHORIZES SOTROVIMAB MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TO TREAT MILD TO MODERATE COVID-19 CASES Friday, May 28, 2021 by Chris Galford The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added another tool to the fight against COVID-19 this week, granting emergency use authorization (EUA) to the monoclonal antibody therapy sotrovimab for use against mild to moderate COVID-19 cases in those 12 years and older. The EUA was granted to... Read More » JOHNS HOPKINS CENTER FOR HEALTH SECURITY EARNS ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION GRANT FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE RESEARCH Thursday, May 27, 2021 by Chris Galford Thanks to a $400,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security will document, evaluate and spread information on large-scale health successes among the COVID-19 response in low and middle-income nations over the past year. This information will be used... Read More » A PANDEMIC-FREE FUTURE REQUIRES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP Wednesday, May 26, 2021 by Kim Riley Academia and the private sector must be in a collaborative relationship with the United States government to invest in the research and development of technologies that will prevent a future pandemic, experts said on Wednesday during a webinar hosted by the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on... Read More » View all Featured Stories »

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Friday, June 4, 2021 by Liz Carey Biotech company Moderna announced Tuesday that they had entered into an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific to fill/finish the sterile manufacturing and packaging of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Under the agreement, Thermo Fishers’ facility in Greenville, N.C., will be used for … Read More » KBR SECURES AIR FORCE ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT Friday, June 4, 2021 by Douglas Clark Air Force officials said the branch has awarded a $91.8 million task order to KBR, Inc. to provide engineering services for aircraft and other system components. The scope of work will involve elements managed by the 448th Supply Chain Management … Read More » MAINE DELEGATION OPPOSE NAVAL DESTROYER BUDGET ELIMINATION Friday, June 4, 2021 by Douglas Clark U.S. Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME) in forwarding correspondence to President Joe Biden detailing opposition to the elimination of a DDG-51 Flight III destroyer from the Fiscal … Read

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BECHTEL COMPLETES DESTRUCTION OF 60 TONS OF VX NERVE AGENT PROJECTILES Friday, June 4, 2021 by Chris Galford In four months, a Bechtel-led team has managed to destroy approximately 60 tons of VX nerve agent contained in 155-millimeter artillery projectiles, pulling the United States closer to an international chemical weapons reduction goal. “This is an important milestone for … Read More » CARB-X FUNDS EARMARKED FOR ANTIBIOTICS RESEARCH Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Douglas Clark Basel, Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company BioVersys has secured a $4.35 million funding allotment from CARB-X to develop new antibiotics to treat life-threatening infections caused by ESKAPE pathogens. The pathogens are identified as bacteria that have developed resistance to most current, adding … Read More » REP. LIEU INTRODUCES LEGISLATION SEEKING TO BOLSTER GOVERNMENT VENDOR

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Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Douglas Clark Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D-CA) has introduced a measure designed to bolster government vendor cybersecurity. The Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act would amend the federal contracts title to require vendors seeking to conduct business with the government to maintain vulnerability disclosure … Read More » HHS UNVEILS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL HEALTH INVESTMENT CORPORATION, ITS FIRST VENTURE CAPITAL PARTNERSHIP Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Chris Galford The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched its first venture capital public-private partnership dedicated to developing technologies and medical products for public health emergencies with the nonprofit Global Health Investment Corporation (GHIC). “While we tackle the … Read More » NIH BEGINS PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL OF NIAID’S UNIVERSAL FLU VACCINE Thursday, June 3, 2021 by Chris Galford Following its development by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) began a human, phase one clinical trial to determine the safety and immunogenicity of a nanoparticle-based, universal influenza … Read More »

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