Jun 29 2011
GAO on Monday published two reports on the government's response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The first report examines lessons learned from the government's response that can be incorporated into future planning (6/27). The second report examines how production delays for the H1N1 vaccine "heightened interest in alternative technologies that could expand the supply or accelerate the availability of influenza vaccine," according to the report summary (6/27).
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