Public Policy – Expert Panel Evaluates Implementation of Project BioShield and Procurement of Biodefense Vaccines – Panel Calls for Independent Advisory Oversight Board
National Press Club – At the National Press Club today, a panel of three internationally known biodefense experts and vaccine thought- leaders discussed the implementation of Project BioShield, the procurement process for biodefense vaccines, and recommendations regarding the need for a science-driven, systematic and impartial process for comparing the risks and benefits of current and new medical countermeasures to protect America from biological threats.
The panel recommended the adoption of an independent advisory oversight board be included in the decision making process for government-funded biodefense programs because federal policy and planning, rather than traditional market forces, drive the development of public health countermeasures.
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