--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, along with other HHS officials, will release and discuss the conclusions of an examination of the federal government’s system to produce medications, vaccines, equipment and supplies needed for a health emergency, known as medical countermeasures.
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Press conference on new report reviewing the federal government’s medical countermeasures enterprise | |
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Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
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Dr. Nicole Lurie, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH |
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Dr. Robin Robinson, Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, HHS |
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Dr. Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration |
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Dr. Thomas Frieden, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Dr. Harold Varmus, Former co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and former co-chair, PCAST Influenza Vaccinology Working Group |
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Dr. Eric Lander, Co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and co-chair, PCAST Influenza Vaccinology Working Group |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, August 19, 2010 | |
| Press Registration - 8:00 a.m. EDT | ||
| Program - 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. EDT | ||
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WHERE: |
HHS Auditorium | |
| First Floor, Hubert H. Humphrey Building | ||
| 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. | ||
| Washington, D.C. 20201 | ||
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DIAL-IN: |
800-857-6748 | |
| Passcode for media: 3254713 | ||
| Passcode for listen only: 8541357 | ||
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Note: All HHS press releases, fact sheets and other press materials are available at http://www.hhs.gov/news. |
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CONTACT:
HHS Press Office
202-690-6343
KEYWORDS: United States North America District of Columbia
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Health Public Policy/Government Healthcare Reform Medical Devices Pharmaceutical Public Policy White House/Federal Government Medical Supplies General Health
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