WEBINAR: Masks and Respirators: How the Strategic National Stockpile Can Better Protect Essential Workers and the Public During Pandemics, Thursday, Feb 24, 11:00 AM EDT

Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security:

Join us tomorrow Thursday, February 24, at 11am (ET) for the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security webinar, Next Generation Masks and Respirators: How the Strategic National Stockpile Can Better Protect Essential Workers and the Public During Pandemics

Masks and respirators have played an important role in keeping people safe in both community and healthcare settings throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In a future large-

This session will focus on the current status of mask and respirator stockpiling, the scientific advances that could lead to more effective and accessible masks, and policies that the U.S. government could support to build this capacity in anticipation of future public health threats.

Moderator:

·    Anita Cicero, JD, Deputy Director, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

Opening Remarks:

·    Dr. Stephen Redd, Former Deputy Director for Public Health Service and Implementation Science, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

Speakers:

·    Mr. Jason Stear, Budget and Issues Management Section Chief, Management and Business Operations Branch, Strategic National Stockpile, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Registration: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qhy5aw3vQ5SmAN2j-xo0kQ

The non-partisan Steering Committee is sponsored and managed by the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and enjoys bipartisan leadership from Members of Congress in the House and Senate. The Steering Committee holds regular events focusing on lessons learned from responses to natural, man-made, and other complex public health emergencies, such as the Covid-19 pandemic, and explores ways to better mitigate and respond to future health crises.

Watch the January session on strategies to increase global vaccination supply both during the COVID-19 response and for future public health threats.