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Ep. 62 - Rick Bright: Navigating the Avian Flu Threat
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The U.S. is experiencing events that are either the first stages of a widespread avian influenza outbreak or a fire drill that will show how well the nation is prepared for an outbreak. The U.S. has not stepped up to meet the challenge, Rick Bright, the former director of BARDA, told BioCentury.
In an interview with The BioCentury Show's Steve Usdin, Bright said there are opportunities for biotech companies to help fill voids in surveillance, point-of-care diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics. The federal government must provide leadership and funding to unleash industry, but it has acted slowly and hasn’t taken the necessary initiative, Bright said.
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00:00 - Intro
01:56 - H5N1: State of Play
10:14 - Rebuilding Trust, Vaccines
20:50 - Creating Better Therapeutics
25:34 - BARDA, Barriers to Preparedness
32:50 – Urgent Next Steps
Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. H5N1: State of Play (00:01:47)
3. Rebuilding Trust, Vaccines (00:10:05)
4. Creating Better Therapeutics (00:20:29)
5. BARDA, Barriers to Preparedness (00:25:15)
6. Urgent Next Steps (00:32:30)
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