This is a closed session, virtual meeting of the Committee on the Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures. The meeting is an activity of an ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine charged with conducting a study to examine lessons learned from the recent COVID-19

This is the third meeting of the committee of experts and will be conducted virtually. The meeting will include a closed and public session. There will be an opportunity for interested stakeholders to share public comments with the committee on February 7, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. Public comments will provide the committee with additional insight

A virtual event featuring an expert panel focused on What's Next for the Pandemic Financing Agenda? will be held 7 February 2024. As the world approaches the four-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, questions remain as to whether we are more prepared and ready than before. A recently published CGD working paper

The Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters and Emergencies will convene again on 15 February 2024. In this meeting, Forum members will: Identify the seminal social and behavioral sciences (SBS) lessons learned from COVID-19 and other past public health emergencies Explore how SBS lessons, concepts, and theories can be leveraged to inform

The Homeland Defense & Security Information Analysis Center (HDIAC) will host a webinar on The Clear and Present Threat of Chem-Bio and Data and Cyberscientific and Technological (CB-DCST) Tools and Techniques on 15 February 2024. Given the current global shift toward symmetrical warfare, major powers and nonstate proxies are developing radical leveling and emerging technology