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Tuesday, July 30, 2002The House-approved language transfers authority over the national strategic pharmaceutical stockpile from the Department of Health and Human Services ( news - web sites) to the Department of Homeland Security. The stockpile contains reserves of dozens of drugs and vaccines, including antibiotics designed to protect against anthrax and other biological weapons. It gives the Secretary of Homeland Security control over all of the government's efforts to research, develop, and store stocks of smallpox vaccine. And it makes provisions for the trial lawyers: In a move that could be key to pharmaceutical manufacturers, the bill also limits liability faced by companies that develop products to counter terrorism. US government officials have expressed interest in finding ways to encourage drug makers to develop bioterrorism-specific drugs and vaccines. We’ll see what’s left of that when the Senate gets through with it. posted by Sydney on 7/30/2002 05:54:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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