HHS Officials Raise Concerns About Pricing, Patent Restrictions for Medical Countermeasures
Executive Summary
US FDA Commissioner and Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response cautioned against changes to rewards for medical countermeasure developers in the next Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization that might discourage biotech companies from working with the government.
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