Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks

In November 2018, an ad hoc planning committee at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine planned two sister workshops held in Washington, DC, to examine the lessons from influenza pandemics and other major outbreaks, understand the extent to which the lessons have been learned, and discuss how they could be applied further to ensure that countries are sufficiently ready for future pandemics. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from both workshops. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Is the World Ready to Respond to the Next Influenza Pandemic? 3 Global Progress to Prepare for the Next Influenza Pandemic 4 Reflections on a Century of Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Pandemics 5 Building Local and National Capacities for Outbreak Preparedness 6 A Spectrum of Considerations for Pandemic Vaccines 7 The Development of the PIP Framework: Global Lessons on Equity and Fairness for Pandemic Preparedness 8 Overcoming Impediments to Achieving Greater Preparedness 9 Visions on Potential Priorities and Actions for Preparedness by 2030 References Appendix A: Commissioned Paper Appendix B: Workshop Statement of Task Appendix C: Pre-Workshop Agenda Appendix D: Workshop Agenda Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Pre-Workshop and Workshop Speakers and Moderators