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National Biodefense Strategy

A health care worker in China waits for a coronavirus patient.

Trump touts biodefense strategy but slashes funding to detect and combat outbreaks like coronavirus

By Matt Field | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies

Health and Human Services Sec. Alex Azar at a press briefing.

The coronavirus outbreak: 3 ways the United States was (and is) unprepared

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

Making sense of the 2018 National Biodefense Strategy

By Rachel Bartholomew, Kristin Omberg | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Opinion

The Trump’s administration’s misaligned approach to national biodefense

By Reid Kirby | Biosecurity