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Pandemic Center

The Pandemic Center

The Pandemic Center

Informing Action. Training Leaders. Increasing Resilience.

We are in an age of pandemic threats.

COVID-19, the most consequential pandemic in a century, is not our last. The Pandemic Center is working to prevent, reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience to pandemics, other biological emergencies, and the harms they pose to health, peace, security, and prosperity. The Pandemic Center is an independent and credible voice for positive disruption.

This Pandemic Center is uniquely positioned to work across disciplines and sectors to generate and analyze evidence, educate a new generation of leaders, and ensure this work is translated to effective policy and practice around the globe.

Dr. Mukesh Chawla has joined the Pandemic Center as a Senior Adviser

We're excited to announce Dr. Mukesh Chawla has joined the Pandemic Center as a Senior Adviser. With decades of global health economics leadership, Dr. Chawla will help drive our work in sustainable pandemic financing and global health security.

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The Pandemic Center Tracking Report

Each week, we gather and analyze published data concerning domestic and international infectious disease outbreaks. Our goal is to interpret, contextualize, and summarize this data to keep readers informed.

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The Colin McEnroe Show

What do rising measles cases say about public health and trust?

September 2, 2026
This hour, we look at the spread of measles in the United States. We also talk to health and science communicators who are working to tell the story of that disease in new ways.

GUESTS:

Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo: Director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown School of Public Health, and a Professor of Epidemiology
Brinda Adhikari: Award-winning executive producer, showrunner and journalist, who is Co-Host of the "Why Should I Trust You?" podcast
Teri Mills: Retired nurse educator, grandmother, and Board member and Vice President of Media for Grandparents for Vaccines
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News from the Pandemic Center

Leading Global Health Economist Dr. Mukesh Chawla Joins Pandemic Center as Senior Adviser

September 2, 2026
The world-renowned health financing expert brings extensive international development leadership to the Pandemic Center at Brown University
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FactCheck.Org

Rising Measles Cases Driven by Falling Vaccination, Not Illegal Immigration

September 1, 2026
Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida who is running for governor, has blamed “rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration for measles outbreaks. But we found no link to illegal immigration in several recent large outbreaks, and infectious disease experts told us that the main driver of the cases is falling measles vaccination rates in the U.S.

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Meeting the Moment: 25-26 Impact Report

The world faces historic public health challenges as funding cuts erode our ability to prevent, detect, and respond to serious disease threats. We are generating impactful data, advancing innovative policy, and educating the next generation of leaders to confront both predictable and unprecedented biosecurity challenges.

Learn more from this year's Impact Report

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Providence RI 02903 401-863-3375 public_health@brown.edu

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