Joint Biosecurity Centre

The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) is a scientific body which seeks to advise United Kingdom government policy as part of the response to outbreaks of COVID-19, such as on testing deployment, international travel, and the UK 'COVID-19 alert level'. Its existence was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in May 2020.[1][2] The body has been part of the UK Health Security Agency since the establishment of that agency on 1 April 2021.[3]

  1. ^ Dan Sabbagh and Ian Sample, Senior counter-terror official put in charge of new UK biosecurity centre, The Guardian, 12 May 2020. Accessed 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Joint Biosecurity Centre" (Press release). London: www.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Securing our health: the UK Health Security Agency". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 March 2021.