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“I have spent my entire career in vaccine development, in the government with CDC and BARDA and also in the biotechnology industry.”

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We have offshored a lot of our industry for critical supplies, critical health care supplies, and critical medicines to save money.

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My professional background has prepared me for a moment like this - to confront and defeat a deadly virus that threatens Americans and people…

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If we fail to develop a national coordinated response, based in science, I fear the pandemic will get far worse and be prolonged, causing…

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Containment doesn't work. Containment does buy time. It could slow. It very well could slow the spread. But while you're slowing the spread, you…

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Specifically, and contrary to misguided directives, I limited the broad use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, promoted by the Administration as a panacea, but which…

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Rushing blindly towards unproven drugs can be disastrous and result in countless more deaths.

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I am not disgruntled. I am frustrated at a lack of leadership. I am frustrated at a lack of urgency to get a head…

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While I am prepared to look at all options and to think 'outside the box' for effective treatments, I rightly resisted efforts to provide…

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I am very grateful for the bipartisan support from Congress and their confidence in my leadership of BARDA as reflected in the generous appropriation…

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