More Money, Authority If HHS Declares Public Health Emergency For STIs

By Luke Zarzecki / June 17, 2024 at 5:15 PM

HHS could use emergency use authorizations to secure medications when alternatives don’t exist, gain access to more funds, potentially use military medical personnel and have more leeway with business transactions if the Biden administration were to heed the advice of Democratic lawmakers and declare a public health emergency in response to the rising cases of syphilis.


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