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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.

Africa Health Security Index

Biological threats are rising, but preparedness is not keeping pace. What will it take to close the gaps and strengthen health security capacities? Check out the 2026 Africa Health Security Index to see where pandemic preparedness has improved over the last five years.

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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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Politifact

The U.S. “had the highest death rate from COVID of any nation on earth.”

August 12, 2026
In a combative interview on CNN, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. opened the conversation with a throwback claim.

“We had the highest death rate from COVID of any nation on earth,” Kennedy said. When host Dana Bash challenged him, Kennedy doubled down: “What I said was accurate. We had the highest death rate from COVID.”

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Governing

Map: Where Cyclospora is Still Spreading

August 12, 2026
A food-borne parasite wreaking havoc on digestive systems has Americans on alert this summer.

A parasite present in water and food contaminated by human excrement is making life miserable for thousands of Americans. The parasite is cyclospora and the illness it causes is cyclosporiasis. Most who contract it can recover without needing treatment, though it can persist for a month or more. (A long time to endure symptoms that include “explosive diarrhea.”)

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Healio

Phase 3 trial of Ebola vaccine to begin within weeks in Congo

August 11, 2026
Plans are underway to launch a phase 3 trial of an existing Ebola vaccine to fight the ongoing deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, WHO told Healio.

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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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