FDA Teams Prepare for Biological Threats

(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Biological threats to public health may occur naturally, such as a flu epidemic. Or their origin may be more sinister-an act of terrorism.

Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) are facilitating the development of safe, effective treatments to neutralize these threats.

Read this Consumer Update to learn more about FDA’s work to advance regulatory science for the development and evaluation of medical countermeasures to public health threats.

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