#Measles update: The US reported 74 new cases this week, which is more than double last week’s 35 and the highest weekly total since late April. Stay updated with measles and other outbreaks in our weekly #TrackingReport mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

Part two is out! Hear Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo discuss why local perspectives matter & how they drive effective epidemic preparedness. 🎧 Listen here. open.spotify.com/episode/71Vc...

Today at 12PM ET join our webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks. Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia Register Now ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Published in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social, a new piece from @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social examines how polarization has become a threat to US health. #COVID ’s long tail is serious, yet the political divide it left behind may be even more damaging. Read here ⤵️

Tomorrow at 12PM ET! Join Senior Adviser @wilmotjames.bsky.social for a webinar on a new study revealing how we can prepare African children’s hospitals for major disasters and outbreaks. He’ll be joined by Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia. Register ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Today at 1:00 PM ET our Senior Adviser @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social will participate as panelists in an event hosted by @csis.org, led by Steve Morrison and featuring fellow panelist Amanda Glassman. This event will explore the efforts to strengthen and reform pandemic preparedness. Register Now ⤵️

Over 5 extraordinary years, Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social grew #BrownSPH by 4 new research centers, beginning with the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social in 2022! Learn more about Dean Jha's research legacy @brown.edu#BrownSPHhttps://sph.brown.edu/research

Among @nature.com’s 10 people who shaped science in 2025, Susan Monarez stands out. She was fired weeks into leading the #CDC after refusing political pressure to ignore evidence. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes no self-respecting scientist would rubber-stamp decisions without evidence. More ⤵️

Join us Friday @ 12PM ET for a webinar hosted by @wilmotjames.bsky.social on a new study showing most African children's hospitals are ill-prepared for major disasters & outbreaks. Joining in this discussion is Workeabeba Abebe Taye & Ashraf Hassen Coovadia Register ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Our Center Affiliate @craigspencer.bsky.social warns @bostonglobe.com that the frustrations driving the MAHA movement can’t simply be dismissed. “I see a lot of my community almost unwilling to cede any ground” he says, in a call for honest engagement before misinformation fills the vacuum. More ⤵️

@nti.org convened global experts at the 2025 MSC for a scenario involving an AI-designed virus to examine risks, opportunities, and needed governance. Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social & Haley Severance.

A CDC committee revamped by RFK Jr. voted to stop recommending the Hepatitis B #vaccine for newborns, despite decades of data showing it’s safe. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns it puts infants risk: “It means missed opportunities to prevent children from a life-threatening infection.”

#Vaccine policy should be driven by data, not ideology. When that standard slips, trust erodes and families pay the price. Read our weekly #TrackingReport for science-grounded updates each week on issues like this and global outbreaks. mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shared w/ @newsweek.com that we’re seeing the usual fall rise in #COVID, mostly in the Midwest & Northeast. Levels remain lower than summer & past winters, but other regions may follow. More here on the states where cases are on the rise: www.newsweek.com/map-shows-17...

The world still isn’t ready for the next pandemic. The new G20 HLIP report Closing the Deal outlines how to strengthen global financing for preparedness. We're proud to have our Senior Advisers @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social & @drsethberkley.bsky.social contribute. Watch @nam.edu's full event here ⤵

LISTEN🎧 What can you learn at an anti-vax conference? Quite a lot, Dr. @craigspencer.bsky.social tells Dean @ashishkjha.bsky.social on the latest episode of A Moment in Health.

Smarter health financing is how you build a stronger, more resilient health systems across Africa. New analysis from @nti.org, @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, Economist Impact & Science for Africa Foundation highlights how tools like the Africa Health Security Index can close critical gaps. More ⤵️

NEW RESEARCH: With #RSV hospitalizing 80,000 US children each year, a @brown.edu team aimed to learn how population density affects its spread among young children. @brown-ibes.bsky.social @rebaker.bsky.social#RSV Learn the results!⤵️ https://www.brown.edu/news/2025-11-26/rsv-urban-rural-immunization

How do we harness AI’s benefits while preventing catastrophic misuse in biology? Join @nti.org for the virtual launch of our new report on safeguarding AIxBio capabilities. Dec. 3 at 11:00AM ET Register here: www.nti.org/events/repor...

In our latest episode, Dr. Dinah Nasike and Dr. Judy Omumbo dive into how local voices and local action shape epidemic preparedness. 🎧 Listen Here podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

New research led by center affiliate @rebaker.bsky.social shows that year-round #RSV immunization could significantly reduce the risk of large outbreaks across both urban and rural communities. Read more ⤵️ www.brown.edu/news/2025-11...

On a new episode of #HalteresPresents, Mickey and Richard talk with @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, about what we learned from #COVID and how prepared the US really is for future natural or bioterror threats. 🎧 Listen now on Apple or Spotify!

Washington State reported the 1st human case & death of #H5N5, linked to exposure from a backyard flock. Public risk remains low, the US has confirmed 29 H5N5 cases in wild birds since 2021. Read up on this and more in our weekly #TrackingReport! mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

🔊 New Episode: @amomentinhealth.bsky.social @ashishkjha.bsky.social talks with our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas about why US #IndoorAir standards lag behind, what cleaner air can do for our health, and the progress finally taking shape. 🎧 Listen here ⤵️

Professor @drsethberkley.bsky.social's latest, Fair Doses—on the scientific breakthroughs, supply chain bottlenecks & politics that shaped the pandemic response—has been named a best book of 2025 by the @economist.com! Excerpt here📖⤵️ https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-21/seth-berkley-book-excerpt

@nti.org is launching its new AIxBio governance report emerging from a 2025 MSC tabletop exercise with high-level international experts. Hear insights from Brian Tse, @jdiggans.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, @jaimeyassif.bsky.social , & Haley Severance. 🔗 Register Now ⬇️

Congrats to @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Senior Adviser to the Pandemic Center, whose book #FairDoses has been named one of @economist.com Best Books of 2025! Check out the full list here ⤵️ www.economist.com/culture/2025...

From #ASISInternational: The UK #COVID Inquiry exposes deadly delays As Dr. Scott Rivkees of @brownpublichealth.bsky.social highlights leaders misunderstood how the virus spread and weren’t ready to protect high-risk groups. More here ⤵️

Our #TrackingReport was highlighted by @ashishkjha.bsky.social in the @bostonglobe.com. Our newsletter started as a tool for transparency and now is used by local health departments and communities to stay informed with timely, reliable data. More here www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/o...

Political tampering with vaccine info on the #CDC site shows why independent expert review matters. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social highlights concerns about recent vaccine-related language changes on the CDC site. This and more in our #TrackingReport this week: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

Our Senior Fellow Georgia Lagoudas talks with @volts.wtf about #IndoorAirQuality and and why clean indoor air is a no-brainer. They dive into indoor pollutants and the policies & technologies that can help make healthy indoor air a basic human right. 🎧 Listen Now: open.spotify.com/episode/72sP...

We’re thrilled to see our Senior Adviser, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, named in @vox.com ’s #FuturePerfect25. Her strategic vision and commitment to protecting the world from biological threats reminds us that smart investments in biosecurity saves lives. 2025 Movers & Shakers tinyurl.com/mssu6zwz

Our thanks to Gabriella Stern, former director of communications for the World Health Organization, who visited @brown.edu this week to discuss the WHO, the challenges of public health communication & her reasons for optimism. https://sph.brown.edu/news/2025-11-20/pandemics-world-health-organization

Today marks one year since we launched our #TrackingReport. It began as a way to stay updated on the surge of serious outbreaks, but as credible health information disappears, our free weekly newsletter has taken on a new purpose. ✍️ Subscribe here mailchi.mp/brown/tracki...

Happening today at 11AM ET Join @nam.edu for a high-level public briefing on the urgent actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe. 🗣️ Featuring an exceptional panel: @noiweala.bsky.social, @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Jean Kaseya, @jarottingen.bsky.social, & Dr. Jane Halton. Register ⬇

Join @nam.edu tomorrow at 11AM ET for a high-level public briefing on the urgent actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe. Featuring an exceptional panel: @noiweala.bsky.social , @drsethberkley.bsky.social, Jean Kaseya, @jarottingen.bsky.social, & Dr. Jane Halton. Register here ⬇

From #NationNewsDesk: New Pew data shows confidence in childhood #vaccines is slipping among parents and along partisan lines. The decision to vaccinate is not entirely a personal one. It's also about protecting the most vulnerable among us — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social More here ⤵️

@theatlantic.com: NIH officials adopt #RFKJr's take on #miasma theory to carry us through pandemics, downplaying vaccines & surveillance. Experts like @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns this weakens public-health protections and puts blame on people who get sick. More ⤵️

Join us this Friday 11AM ET for a public briefing about the recommendations & actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe from the G20 High-Level Independent Panel hosted by @nam.edu. Register here ⬇️ nam.edu/event/closin... #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealthSecurity #G20

Meet @vox.com’s 2025 #FuturePerfect25. These changemakers, including our Senior Adviser @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social are advancing global health and development at a time of unprecedented challenges, proving that meaningful progress is still possible. See the full list on Vox ⤵️

@time.com: Schools use Operation Outbreak program to test students scientific literacy with plans to bring the training to professional workplaces next @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes #pandemics are will likely occur more often and become more deadly as seen with hurricanes over the last few years

William Hausdorff of @nature.com dives into the topics from our Senior Adviser @drsethberkley.bsky.social's new book #FairDoses discussing the important role that vaccine equity and #COVAX played in the pandemic response and the many lessons learned.

From @cnn.com: The US may be heading for a severe flu season, driven by the new variant that caused a rough summer in Australia & is now surging in the UK, Canada, & Japan. Vaccine skepticism from leaders of the HHS has injected chaos into the whole vaccination system. — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social

Join us this Friday 11AM ET for a public briefing about the recommendations & actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe from the G20 High-Level Independent Panel hosted by @nam.edu. Register here ⬇️ nam.edu/event/closin... #PandemicPreparedness #GlobalHealthSecurity #G20

📣 Attention Brown University Community! Join us on tomorrow @12PM for our Public Health in Practice Seminar. @craigspencer.bsky.social will host @gabbystern.bsky.social for a conversation on health communication as essential infrastructure for global health More: events.brown.edu/event/public...

1st ever human case case of H5N5 #birdflu reported in Washington State. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social: Any human infection with a novel flu virus demands close attention to ensure it hasn’t gained the ability to spread easily between people. CDC still says the risk to the general public remains low ⤵️

In Part II of our discussion on #GenomicSurveillance Dr Nasike continues her conversation w/ Mitchell Wolfe & Joshua Griffin Dunn (@ginkgobioworks.bsky.social) Sequencing tiny bits of genetic code helps us detect threats early, attribute their origins, & even deter malicious actors 🎧 Listen Here:

In #HealthAffairs, our Senior Adviser @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social co-authored w/ @spsaki.bsky.social how we should protect Americans in a #BirdFlu pandemic. From rebuilding surveillance to restoring #mRNA vaccine programs. Read more ⤵️ www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

In place of our monthly webinar, please join the launch of an urgent report from @nam.edu with the G20 High-Level Independent Panel, outlining key recommendations and actions needed to prevent biological catastrophe and secure a high return on investment in global health security. Register Now ⤵️