All Posts: pandemic preparedness

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Research ‘Breaks Out’: Operation Outbreak Simulation Opens New Paths for Georgetown Students

Students and faculty from across Georgetown University faced down a virtual epidemic, heard from biosecurity experts, and presented their own research during the student-led…

April 10, 2026

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H5 Influenza Vaccines: What Needs To Be Done To Reduce the Risk of a Pandemic

As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms, with outbreaks across species and continents, including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is…

September 4, 2024

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Strengthening Global Regulatory Capacity for Equitable Access to Vaccines in Public Health Emergencies

Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics,…

August 3, 2024

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Georgetown Global Health Center Launches First Open-Access Wildlife Disease Database

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) today announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind wildlife disease database — a…

November 15, 2023

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From One Nightmare to Another. Anthony Fauci’s New Concern

Writing in Science Translational Medicine, Anthony Fauci, MD, Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University School of Medicine and the McCourt School of Public…

October 18, 2023

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NSF Awards Georgetown University $12.5M to Establish Institute for Emerging Virus Research

WASHINGTON (August 10, 2022) — The National Science Foundation has awarded Georgetown University $12.5 million to lead a global team of scientists in establishing a…

August 10, 2022

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How to End a Pandemic? Georgetown Course Encourages Students to See Themselves in the Answer

(January 13, 2022) — When designing her innovative new course, How to End a Pandemic, Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, sought to push back against a common misconception regarding…

January 13, 2022

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Understanding What Causes Fever to Reduce the Spread of Dangerous Pathogens

(September 23, 2021) — Fever is one of the most common and recognizable signs of human disease, but remains surprisingly mysterious from an etiological perspective. In some…

September 23, 2021

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Carnegie Corporation Awards Grant to Georgetown Global Health Law Expert to Explore Pandemic Treaty

WASHINGTON (September 15, 2021) — The Carnegie Corporation of New York announced that it has awarded Alexandra L. Phelan, SJD, LLM, LLB, an expert in global health law and…

September 15, 2021

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Georgetown Researchers Launch Online Library Chronicling 25 Years of Pandemic Preparedness Policy

WASHINGTON (January 12, 2021) — Georgetown University’s Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) today announced the launch of the most comprehensive collection…

January 12, 2021