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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com ON PANDEMIC ANNIVERSARY, COMMISSION FINDS U.S. REMAINS AT CATASTROPHIC BIOLOGICAL RISK Commission Releases New Recommendations to Defend Against Biological Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 30, 2021) – A new analysis from the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense finds that the United...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunictions.com DONNA SHALALA RETURNS TO BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON BIODEFENSE Former Secretary of Health and Human Services and U.S. Representative was a Founding Member of the Commission in 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2021) – Dr. Donna E. Shalala, a founding member of the Bipartisan...

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   PRESS RELEASE BOLD ACTION CAN END ERA OF PANDEMIC THREATS BY 2030 Commission Calls on Federal Government to Urgently Implement Recommendations in New ‘Apollo Program’ Using Same Ambition and Ingenuity that Landed Humans on the Moon WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan....

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact:  Steve Aaron, SRA Communications, (717) 554-8614, steve@SRACommunications.com   PRESS RELEASE NEW REPORT DETAILS APPROACH FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR COVID-19 AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES Failure to establish robust testing early in an outbreak cripples the Nation’s ability to effectively respond and contain spread   WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunictions.com COMMISSION ANNOUNCES APOLLO PROGRAM FOR BIODEFENSE Developing the Capability to take Biological Threats Off the Table is Job One WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 24, 2020) – During a public meeting today of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, Commission Co-Chairs, former Senator Joe Lieberman and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                Contact:  Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   FOCUS OF NEXT COMMISSION MEETING: INNOVATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS RAPIDLY EMERGING BIOLOGICAL THREATS Congressional perspective provided by U.S. Representative Susan Brooks and U.S. Representative Diana DeGette WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 22, 2020) – The...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com   TOO EARLY TO DECLARE VICTORY AGAINST COVID-19 LIEBERMAN: “WE NEED TO RESIST PANDEMIC FATIGUE” WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2020) – The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense today called for a renewed commitment to combating COVID-19 and urged Americans to keep protecting...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact:   Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com COMMISSION TO CONGRESS: “OUR COUNTRY NEEDS ANSWERS. WE CAN HELP.” In letter to Congressional leaders, Commission offers support to Congress to shorten time needed to be ready for impending biological threats WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2020) – In a letter sent...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Aaron SRA Communications (717) 554-8614 steve@SRACommunications.com COMMISSION STATEMENT ON DECISION BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO WITHDRAW FROM WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 1, 2020) – The co-chairs of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, former Senator Joe Lieberman and former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, today issued...