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Pandemic Flu Vaccine
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
POGO letter to Secretary Sebelius: Use emergency powers to support study on prevention of deaths from H1N1 flu
November 13, 2009
Serious lapses in planning by DHHS may have contributed to the present vaccine shortage
October 22, 2009
Flu Vaccine Shortage: It's Time to Explain Why It Happened
October 22, 2009
Need for Greater Transparency in the Government's Vaccine Program for Pandemic Flu
September 30, 2009
POGO Chastises the Department of Health and Human Services for Faulty Planning in Pandemic Flu Vaccine Production
September 30, 2009
POGO Letter to Secretary Sebelius regarding H1N1 Vaccine Shortage
September 30, 2009
Commentary: Flu Vaccine Shortage: Why Did It Happen? How Can It Be Overcome?
September 30, 2009
POGO letter to DHHS Secretary Sebelius: Greater transparency in the flu vaccine program is urgently needed
August 26, 2009
Lives at Risk in Swine Flu Pandemic: POGO Asks DHHS Secretary Sebelius to Disclose Deficiencies in Government Plans for Vaccine Production
August 26, 2009
Flu Vaccine Shortage? The Whole Truth, Please.
July 20, 2009
Pandemic Flu: Lack of Leadership and Disclosure Plague Vaccine Program The U.S. is in a race to prepare for the mass production of a vaccine before the next influenza pandemic strikes. In a pandemic, there could be deaths in the hundreds of thousands in the U.S. and in the tens of millions worldwide. A vaccine will limit the harm caused by the influenza virus when it appears and spreads. Yet the current government plan for production of the vaccine for pandemic flu does not reflect the urgency of the problem nor the critical leadership it deserves. In addition, a lack of sufficient disclosure has beset the program to date.
March 6, 2008
Related Resources
HHS Letter from Acting Director Dr. Shurin to POGO regarding Potential Study of the Use of Statins to Prevent Influenza Deaths
Susan B. Shurin, M.S., Acting Director, Department of Health & Human Services
May 24, 2010
Letter to POGO from Dr. Nicole Lurie at DHHS on Behalf of Secretary Sebelius Regarding the Production of H1N1 Influenza Vaccine and to Answer POGO Questions Directly
By Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health & Human Services
January 15, 2010
Letter from DHHS, Nicole Lurie, MD to POGO regarding transparency of the production of H1N1 vaccine
Nicole Lurie, MD, MSPH, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services
October 19, 2009
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview
By Sarah A. Lister, Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology; C. Stephen Redhead, Specialist in Health Policy, Congressional Research Service (R40554)
October 15, 2009
Influenza Pandemic: Continued Focus on the Nation's Planning and Preparedness Efforts Remains Essential
Testimony: Statement of Bernice Steinhardt, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office (GAO-09-760T)
June 3, 2009
Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of State Preparedness and Response Plans
By Sarah A. Lister, Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology, Domestic Social Policy Division; Holly Stockdale, Analyst in Health Care Financing, Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service (RL34190)
September 24, 2007
POGO in the News
Job door revolves despite fed rule; Career official walks thin line, By Jim McElhatton, The Washington Times, June 16, 2010
Swine Flu Frustrations: Too Little Vaccine, Too Many Scare Tactics, By Deborah Kotz, US News & World Report, October 23, 2009
Preparing For A Flu Pandemic, By Brian Thompson, KPR (National Public Radio), August 31, 2009
You can't hurry a flu vaccine, By Richard Van Noorden, Nature.com, August 27, 2009
Flu vaccine details demanded from feds, By Bill Lambrecht, St. Louis Post Dispatch, On-line, August 26, 2009
Commentary: Pandemic flu vaccine program needs help, By POGO's Ned Feder, Federal Times, June 1, 2008
