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The Center's faculty regularly engage with local, national, and international media and share their science and policy expertise with the public on issues including:
- Global Health Security
- Emerging Infectious Diseases and Epidemics
- Medical and Public Health Preparedness and Response
- Deliberate Biological Threats
- Opportunities and Risks in the Life Sciences
Recent News
January 7, 2025: Center for Health Security announces fellows accepted to Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity Initiative class of 2025
December 12, 2024: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Director Joins Other Experts in Science Commentary to Highlight Potential Risks of ‘Mirror Bacteria’
November 14, 2024: More Than 110 Organizations Call on Congress to Reauthorize PAHPA Before End of Year
October 8, 2024: Dr. Caitlin Rivers’ New Book Crisis Averted Explores Public Health Lessons and Provides Insights for Future Pandemic Preparedness
October 7, 2024: The Johns Hopkins University Selected as Regional Center for Public Health Preparedness and Response
September 4, 2024: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security launches Gene Synthesis Screening Information Hub
August 27, 2024: Applications Now Open for Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Educational Opportunities for 2025-2026 Academic Year
Media Mentions
Prevention: What to Know About the Polio Booster, According to Doctors, feat. Amesh Adalja, MD
CBS News/Yahoo: Should kids get flu and COVID shots this fall? Here's what to know amid changes., feat. Amesh Adalja, MD
Prevention: What Infectious Disease Doctors Want You to Know About the New COVID-19 Variant, Stratus, feat. Amesh Adalja, MD
Scientific American: How This Respiratory Virus Affects the World, feat. Amesh Adalja, MD
Bloomberg News: CDC Advisers End Universal Covid Vaccine Recommendations, feat. Caitlin Rivers, PhD, MPH
The Atlantic/Yahoo: Who to Trust If You Can’t Trust the CDC, feat. Caitlin Rivers, PhD, MPH
ScienceNews: COVID-19 is still a threat, but getting a vaccine is harder for many people, feat. Gigi Gronvall, PhD
VegNews: Has Bird Flu Run Its Course? Why The Virus Could Be Back This Fall, feat. Erin Sorrell, PhD
Center Newsletter
Health Security Decoded
A digest of news, events, and policy updates in health security, delivered via email weekly. Sources include major US and international news outlets and peer-reviewed journals, US government reports and press releases, respected social media, and publications from research institutes and nongovernmental organizations.