Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus | NLM

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Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus

03/03/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. Senate, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Published: 3/3/2020. This two-hour, 45-minute Congressional hearing features representatives of the Department of Health and Human Services who detail how HHS programs are responding to COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) by working to prevent and slow the spread of the disease; assist repatriated Americans; protect the supply of food, drugs, and devices; and develop diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. Topics include the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), which is working across the U.S. Government to assess and identify potential partners and technologies suitable to address the COVID-19 outbreak–both for prevention and treatment. (Video or Multimedia)