Call for Public Comment - Potential Research Priorities to inform Readiness and Response to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1): A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is organizing a virtual public workshop that will explore research priorities to inform readiness and response to the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) outbreak in the United States. Taking a One Health approach, the workshop will bring together federal government agencies, the academic community, and the private sector, as well as other relevant stakeholders across the health, agriculture, and food safety sectors and will focus primarily on basic science and research questions of specific concern.

The workshop will be held October 22-23, 2024. Read more about the project here and register to attend virtually.

This Online Public Comment Portal is available for public comments and resource submissions to the workshop planning committee. Information that is submitted will remain confidential and be accessible only to project staff and the planning committee.

In addition, the workshop planning committee will host an open online public listening session on Monday, September 23, 2024, from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET to hear perspectives from stakeholders on potential research priorities for the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) outbreak.

Members of the public are invited to participate and register to provide a presentation during this session.

If you would like to present your perspectives on September 23, as an individual or behalf of an organization, please register for the event and complete the form below. Please note that, due to time constraints, we cannot guarantee that that all of those who sign up to make comments will be selected to do so.

All members of the public selected to speak will be given a specific time slot during the session and must limit their remarks to 5 minutes. Only those who receive a confirmed time slot and additional instructions from National Academies staff will be afforded time to speak.

Registration to present comment closes by 9 pm on Tues. September 17. Speakers will receive confirmation on whether they are selected to speak on Wed. September 18.

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