Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use During a Public Heal (English, National Academies of Sciences Engineeri | Health, Medicine Division | Board on Health Sciences Policy)

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During public health emergencies (PHEs) involving chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear threats or emerging infectious diseases, medical countermeasures (MCMs) (e.g., drugs, vaccines, devices) may need to be dispensed or administered to affected populations to help mitigate the human health impact of the threat. The optimal MCMs determined for use during an emergency might be U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved but used in u…

ISBN: 9780309466424