Report Finds HHS Oversight Shortcomings with Research Involving Potential Pandemic Pathogens

Report Finds HHS Oversight Shortcomings with Research Involving Potential Pandemic Pathogens

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on public health preparedness finding that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs to improve oversight of research involving potential pandemic pathogens to ensure the safety of conducting such research. HHS oversees high-risk research involving potential pandemic pathogens, which are defined as likely highly transmissible and virulent pathogens, and capable… (Colocho, January 19, 2023) #COVID-19, #Public Health