Author Archive

Katie Sanders

Defense

Officials: Plans being laid to develop swine flu vaccine

CDC is growing a seed virus that eventually will be used to develop a vaccine.

Oversight

State groups offer specifics for spending swine flu funds

Money is needed for staff, distributing vaccines, protecting health workers, and educating clinicians and the public.

Oversight

Panel examines FDA challenges on eve of nominations

Obama has nominated former New York Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the agency on the heels of one of the largest food recalls in history.