Deputy Secretary Hargan to Lead U.S. Delegation to WHO Commission on Non-Communicable Diseases

10. December 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
In the coming days, Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan will lead the U.S. delegation to the Sultanate of Oman to attend the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Independent High-level Commission on non-communicable diseases (NCD) on behalf of the Trump Administration. To further this work, Deputy Secretary Hargan will be accompanied by staff from ...

HHS Invests in Modernizing U.S. Manufacturing Capacity for Pandemic Influenza Vaccine

10. December 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a six-year, $226 million contract today to increase capacity to produce recombinant influenza vaccine in the United States. The contract is in accordance with the Sept. 19 presidential executive order to enhance national security and the public health by modernizing influenza vaccines and technologies. The ...