Trump Calls For HHS, FDA To Assess Newer Vaccine Production Methods

President Donald Trump on Thursday (Sept. 19) issued an executive order to establish a National Influenza Task Force, co-chaired by the heads of HHS and the Department of Defense and comprising senior officials from several federal agencies, including FDA and CMS. The group is tasked with assessing how to update the domestic influenza vaccine enterprise, reduce reliance on egg-based influenza vaccine production and advance development of new vaccine candidates. Simultaneously, the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers issued a report...