Giving full measure to countermeasures : addressing problems in the DoD program to develop medical countermeasures against biological warfare agents /

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"In recent years, substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be used in bioterrorist attacks against civilian populations. According to a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of M...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Committee on Accelerating the Research, Development, and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures against Biological Warfare Agents
Otros Autores: Joellenbeck, Lois M. (Lois Mary), 1963-, Durch, Jane, Benet, Leslie Z.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Colección:Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf.
Temas:
United States > Department of Defense
Biological warfare > Health aspects > United States.
Biological warfare > United States > Safety measures.
Biological weapons > Health aspects > United States.
Biological weapons > United States > Safety measures.
Medicine, Preventive > United States.
Antitoxins > United States.
Vaccines > United States.
Guerre biologique > États-Unis > Sécurité > Mesures.
Armes biologiques > Sécurité > Mesures > États-Unis.
Médecine préventive > États-Unis.
Antitoxines > États-Unis.
Vaccins > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Antitoxins
Biological warfare > Health aspects
Biological warfare > Safety measures
Biological weapons > Safety measures
Medicine, Preventive
Vaccines
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"In recent years, substantial efforts have been initiated to develop new drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biological agents that could be used in bioterrorist attacks against civilian populations. According to a new congressionally mandated report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council of the National Academies, to successfully develop these drugs, vaccines, and other medical interventions against biowarfare agents, Congress should authorize the creation of a new agency within the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense. The committee recommended that Congress should improve liability protections for those who develop and manufacture these products, to stimulate willingness to invest in new research and development for biowarfare protection. Giving Full Measure to Countermeasures also identifies other challenges such as the need for appropriate animal models and laboratories equipped with high-level biosafety protections that will require attention if DoD efforts to develop new medical countermeasures are to be successful."--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xix, 139 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0309530334
9780309530330

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