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The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) office responsible for the procurement and development of medical countermeasures, principally against bioterrorism, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats, as well as pandemic influenza and emerging diseases.
Section 303 contains official definitions for security countermeasure, qualified countermeasure and qualified pandemic or epidemic product that will be added to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. [4] Section 304 focuses on the relationship between government entities and private companies working on medical countermeasures. The Secretary ...
The primary portion of the bill dealing with this office is Section 102. Among other things, the bill requires the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, with respect to overseeing advanced research, development, and procurement of qualified countermeasures, security countermeasures, and qualified pandemic or epidemic products, to: [1]
Under the plan, the Department of Health and Human Services will be authorized to invest in “domestic manufacturing of essential medicines, medical countermeasures, and critical inputs that have ...
It requires developing and maintaining medical supplies against biological agents that may be involved in an emergency, ensuring coordination and minimizing duplication of federal, state, and local planning, preparedness, response, and investigation of a public health emergency, and enhancing the readiness of hospitals to respond to public ...
DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scorpius Holdings, Inc (NYSE American: SCPX) (“Scorpius” or “the Company”), an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization ("CDMO"), today announced that it has been selected as a member of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority’s (BARDA) Rapid Response Partnership Vehicle (RRPV).
Doctor’s orders called for the aide to feed the woman just one tiny bite of pureed food at a time, less than a teaspoon in size, followed by a sip of liquid. Instead, the aide routinely made phone calls and texted while her patient spooned bites of food out of a Styrofoam cup by herself, videos showed. That footage had also captured the aide ...
Medical countermeasures (MCMs) are products such as biologics and pharmaceutical drugs that can protect from or treat the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) attack, or in the case of public health emergencies. MCMs can also be used for prevention and diagnosis of symptoms associated with CBRN attacks or threats.