Senate Health Committee To Hold Hearing On Hazard Preparedness Reauthorization

Updated Story The Senate health committee will hold a hearing Jan. 17 on reauthorization of the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, funding of which supports the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) and the medical countermeasures program, among others. Set to testify are FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Robert Kadlec and CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald. Most provisions of the law expire in September...