U.S. Government to Conduct Sweeping Review of Biosecurity Policy Frameworks
The Biden Administration and National Institutes of Health (NIH) officials have initiated a review of the scope and effectiveness of ...
Tag: Legislative
Medical Countermeasures Surge Capacity Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH), members of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today ...
CDC Awards $3 Billion in Wide-Reaching Campaign to Boost Vaccination Uptake
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded funding to support local efforts to increase vaccine uptake ...
Dr. Fauci Makes First Appearance at Biden White House Press Briefing – Transcript
Bold text highlights added by Global Biodefense editors. James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 4:03 P.M. EST - JANUARY 21, ...
ASM Expresses Support for the Global Health Security Act of 2021
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM), one of the largest life science societies composed of more than 30,000 scientists and ...
Lawmakers Press HSS for Information on Remdesivir Pricing Negotiations with Gilead
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave its first full approval for a COVID-19 therapeutic to Gilead Sciences' ...
Relief Funds Being Used to Pay Hospital Shareholders at the Expense of Frontline Health Care Workers
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is raising questions for U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar about the use of ...
NDAA Amendment Proposes Further Scale Up of PPE and Diagnostic Supplies
“We need more testing supplies, more testing, and more personal protective equipment for workers on the frontlines of this pandemic.” ...
Senators Urge CDC to Establish System for Prioritization of COVID-19 Tests
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez and U.S. Representatives Mikie Sherrill (N.J.-11) and Bill Pascrell, Jr. (N.J.-09) today led a letter urging ...
Senators Press White House for Answers on Mismanagement of the Strategic National Stockpile
“It should not take public pleas from governors or letters from congressional delegations for states to obtain the supplies they ...
Senator Murray Offers Roadmap to Dramatically Expand Testing Capacity Nationwide
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate health committee, joined Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ...
Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Invest $1 Billion in Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation to conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal ...
Now Is the Time to Resource the Public Health Emergency Fund
While working to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 within the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services is ...
Schumer Proposes $8.5 Billion in Emergency Coronavirus Funding
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today released a detailed proposal for $8.5 billion in emergency funding in Emergency Funding ...
U.S. Ebola Treatment Center Costs and Sustainability if Federal Funding Withdrawn
In 2014, a tiered network of facilities to manage patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) was established in the United ...
Azar Defends Delay on Funding Request
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Tuesday questioned U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar on the administration’s ...
Pelosi Pans Funding for Coronavirus Response: “Ongoing Failure to Understand Urgent Public Health Needs”
The White House $2.5 billion supplemental budget request submitted on Feb. 24 seeks just $1.25 billion in new funding, and ...
Association of Public Health Laboratories Urges White House to Bolster Coronavirus Response Funding
In a letter to the White House and Congress, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and partners today requested supplemental appropriations ...
Permanent Funding Mechanism for Public Health Emergencies Introduced in New Legislation
A bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators have introduced the Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act to create a permanent funding ...
Can Pro-Vaccine Bills Save Us From Ourselves?
The frequency of vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks is increasing in the United States. A principal factor in disease transmission has ...
