Project BioShield

Project BioShield PDF

Author: Frank Gottron

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 13

ISBN-13: 1437922848

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Contents: (1) Introduction; (2) The Project BioShield Act: Expedited Procedures; Market Guarantee; Emergency Use of Unapproved Products; Reporting Requirements; (3) Appropriations; (4) Acquisitions; (5) Policy Issues; Diversion of Appropriations for Other Purposes; Transfer of Account to HHS; Stockpile Replenishment; Broad Spectrum Countermeasures; The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. Charts and tables.

Project BioShield

Project BioShield PDF

Author: Frank Gottron

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-11

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 143793692X

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Many potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism agents lack medical counter-measures. The Project BioShield Act (PBA) became law in 2004 to address this need. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) The PBA: Expedited Procedures; Market Guarantee; Emergency Use of Unapproved Products; Reporting Requirements; (3) Appropriations; (4) Acquisitions; (5) BioShield and the Biodefense Advanced R&D Authority; (6) Policy Issues: Diversion of BioShield Funds to Other Purposes: Transfers for CBRN Countermeasure R&D; Transfer for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness; Changing the Counter-measure Development and Acquisition Process; Stockpile Management; Broad-Spectrum Countermeasures. Illus.

Project BioShield Act

Project BioShield Act PDF

Author: Cynthia A. Bascetta

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1437920713

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This report formally transmits the briefing in response to section 247d-6c of title 42 of the United States Code. The statute required the Comptroller General to examine the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) support for the development and procurement of and authority for the emergency use of medical countermeasures to address chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats to public health, and provide the results to the congressional committees by July 21, 2009. HHS determines priorities for medical countermeasure procurement based on those chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents that have been identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as posing a material threat to the U.S. population that could affect national security. Tables.

Project BioShield

Project BioShield PDF

Author: Keith Rhodes

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-05

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1428988076

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The anthrax attacks in Sept. & Oct. 2001 highlighted the need to develop medical countermeasures. The Project BioShield Act of 2004 authorized the Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) to procure countermeasures for a Strategic Nat. Stockpile. However, in Dec. 2006, HHS terminated the contract for a recombinant protective antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine because VaxGen failed to meet a critical contractual milestone. Also, supplies of the licensed BioThrax anthrax vaccine already in the stockpile will start expiring in 2008. This report identifies: (1) factors contributing to the failure of the rPA vaccine contract; & (2) issues associated with using the BioThrax in the stockpile. Includes recommendations. Charts & tables.

Crossing the Valley of Death

Crossing the Valley of Death PDF

Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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