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Government Executive email Three challenges stand out as testing our nation’s ability to counter emerging biological threats. Sezin A. Palmer | By Sezin A. Palmer The past year has been both a devastating and illuminating experience for those responsible for protecting the United States from biological threats. With its significant toll on millions of lives, the national and global economy and national security, COVID-19 has been a wake-up call to how frag...

The federal government must build working  IT systems to manage COVID-19 vaccines and share real-time data on supply and immunizations, say technology and health experts. Under-resourced states and localities didn’t receive the tech they needed from the Trump administration to support vaccine rollout, according to current and former federal and state officials. States expected the federal government to provide at least one functional system for distribution, scheduling and reporting t...

America’s Most Reliable Pandemic Data Are Now at Risk Alexis C. Madrigal © Katie Martin / The Atlantic When a hospital is in trouble, the signs are unmistakable. The number of COVID-19 admissions rises quickly. The number of patients who remain hospitalized grows steadily—and the bar to be admitted gets higher. The percentage of patients in intensive-care units increases. Supplies run low. As an ICU nears capacity, sick people get less care than they would have. More peopl...

Dec 19, 2020 A Cleveland County Health Department employee administers a Coronavirus test in April at a COVID-19 mobile testing site at Griffin Community Park in Norman. Kyle Phillips / CNHI News Oklahoma The Oklahoma State Department of Health reported 4,108 new COVID-19 cases in the state Saturday, with 97 new cases in Norman. The newest cases in the city bring Norman’s cumulative case total to 8,410, with 7,364 recoveries. The city has reported 78 COVID-r...