HHS: U.S. needs $200M biodefense fund

A new report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services calls for the formation of a $200 million bioterrorism and pandemic defense fund. Separately, and expert panel commissioned by President Obama recommended that the U.S. spend $1 billion a year modernizing its vaccine manufacturing capabilities. The recommendations come after the H1N1 virus claimed 13,000 American lives. Both reports suggest the U.S. should move away from the slow egg-based vaccine manufacturing method to...