White House Outlines A New Biodefense Policy

CBS News: Trump administration outlines new biodefense approach

President Trump is directing his administration to implement a new national biodefense strategy, forming a Cabinet-level committee to assess and combat threats, the White House announced Tuesday.

A memo the president signed Tuesday names Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to head up the Biodefense Steering Committee, which will put into place policies coordinated and developed by the president's National Security Council. The Trump administration argues that, while previous administrations assessed biological and chemical threats, this new structure will consolidate the coordination of that process and centralize much of the authority in HHS. Such strategy is necessary to thwart threats from terrorists and other bad actors, the White House says.

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Update #1: White House sets 'new direction' in biodefense strategy (AP)
Update #2: Trump unveils revised US biodefense strategy (AFP)

WNU Editor: They are changing the policy because the technology and the threat and changing.