Flu Vaccines
On March 8, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing on “Examining U.S. Public Health Preparedness for and Response Efforts to Seasonal Influenza.” Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all testified that government and industry need to invest more resources in researching new forms of flu vaccines. This year’s flu season has resulted in a higher than usual mortality rate, including the deaths of at least 114 children. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute…
