Beth Cameron
@BethCameron_DC
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Global team builder & biologist working to make the world a better place. Professor of the Practice at @Brown_SPH. My own views.
Washington, DC
Joined December 2009
I sat down with @CSIS to talk about the decimation of U.S. protection against biological threats, the incredible people who make up the US health security fighting force & why these efforts are imperative for all Americans and our national security.
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Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Cameron, Professor, Brown University, and former senior official in global health security and biodefense at the White House and USAID, kindly shares her thoughts on the radical...
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We also discuss the model new biosecurity program @CEPIvaccines, how CEPI benefits businesses, and how it aims to deliver on equitable access to vaccines everywhere, on time, during health emergencies. Tune in!.
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In this episode @DrRHatchett dives into why @CEPIvaccines is critical to national security and how to chart a path forward to deliver on the 100 Days Mission in the midst of seismic changes to the global health landscape.
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Listen for this week's episode of A Common Health, from @CSIS, in which I had the great pleasure to host the inimitable @DrRHatchett CEO of @CEPIvaccines. As always, Richard delivers not only wisdom, but also desperately needed optimism.
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Beth Cameron, Senior Advisor and Professor of the Practice at the Brown University Pandemic Center and a Senior Adviser and non-resident fellow at CSIS, hosts this inspiring conversation with Richard...
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RT @ABlinken: Thinking today of the men and women of the State Department — Foreign Service and Civil Service. Their dedication to serving….
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Thrilled to author with @BhadeliaMD @Craig_A_Spencer as we try to make sense of the landscape and chart a safer, more secure future, including for all Americans, from bio threats. Our conclusion? Ensuring U.S. pandemic security requires strategic global engagement, not retreat.
NEW: @BethCameron_DC , @Craig_A_Spencer and I share the impact of US funding cuts and policy changes to global health security now and in the future in Vaccine journal. "A tale of two U.S. Global health security futures—withdraw or evolve?".
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RT @Craig_A_Spencer: Today we learned the sad news another kid died from measles in Texas. We also learned what RFK Jr. will and will not….
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This administration is trying to abolish one leg of the stool (USAID), has signaled deep cuts at DoD, and has thrown HHS into chaos. This is not a recipe for health, it's a recipe for disaster. (3 of 3).
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Before Jan 2025, our biodefense system was created over two decades of carefully crafted programs at HHS, DoD, and USAID. These three legs in the stool ensure we can prevent, detect, and respond to any bio threat. (2 of 3).
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Taking a sledgehammer to HHS is dangerous. In @just_security me & @spsaki write about why cutting, changing, and chaotically destabilizing a critical part of our nation’s biodefense isn’t smart for national security, and it weakens our biological deterrence. (1 of 3).
What Just Happened:. Top experts write on exactly why the Trump administration's sweeping changes to HHS will make the United States highly insecure, not healthy. Plus what indicators to keep an eye on in coming weeks and months. By @spsaki and @BethCameron_DC
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I will end the week by repeating a mantra from one of the best people I know: .Soft Power Saves Lives .Soft Power Prevents War .Soft Power Drives Economies .Soft Power Made America Great.
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I expected to find a somber mood. Instead, as I should have expected from people who exemplify the American and human spirit, I witnessed their RESILIENCE, STRENGTH, RELENTLESSNESS, and EMPATHY. At this fork in the road, they are on the right side of history.
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Today, I found hope in hundreds who came out to celebrate heroes who protect Americans from disease threats & fragility. After being locked out of their offices for weeks, they were finally allowed back in scheduled increments to box up personal items, family photos, clothes. 🧵.
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RT @Brown_SPH: "We do not have our normal eyes and ears with what's happening with diseases around the world.". Professor @Craig_A_Spencer….
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Dr. Craig Spencer, a Brown University School of Public Health professor, discusses the greater implications of Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts in the health sector.
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Our protective shield against deadly disease is falling apart. We haven't had Ebola in America in a decade. That's we've had USAID & CDC to: 1. protect our homeland from deadly disease, 2. stop outbreaks at the source & 3. make sure our military doesn't have to go into hot zones.
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(7) Going forward, I’d like to see an international conference involving experts from all regions of the world to discuss the risk, impacts, and oversight tools required to address this new set of challenges.
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(6) This issue will impact every country and region, including those already at greater risk for instability, food insecurity, and disease.
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(5) The goal is to transparently and collectively define a way ahead to avoid devastating impacts that could be posed by the creation of mirror life.
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(4) As with all life sciences research-related risks, the next steps are crucial, but the HOW – the way in which the next steps are conducted – is even more crucial. The authors rightly call on experts and governments to globalize the discussion from the outset.
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