Twenty Years After the Anthrax Terrorist Attacks of 2001
Lawrence O. Gostin, Jennifer B. Nuzzo
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses the public health emergency preparedness response strategies instituted in the US after the anthrax attacks of 2001 in the context of the gaps in public health readiness that were exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
MedicinePandemicTerrorismContext (archaeology)Public healthPreparednessMedical emergencyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDisaster planningEnvironmental healthPoison controlSuicide preventionVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseOutbreakNursingPathologyLawPaleontologyBiologyPolitical scienceBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchDisaster Response and ManagementRisk Perception and Management