Pandemic threats are increasing as globalization, urbanization, and encroachment on animal habitats cause infectious outbreaks to become more frequent and severe. It is imperative that the United States build a pipeline of medical countermeasure development, beginning with basic scientific research and culminating in approved therapies. This report assesses preparedness for families of viral pathogens of pandemic potential and offers recommendations for steps the U.S. government can take to prepare for future pandemics.

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The CORD-19 dataset is an open resource to help the fight against COVID-19, created in partnership with the White House OSTP and leading research groups. It harnesses the collective insight of more than 57,000 scholarly articles on the coronavirus.