Building a National Capability to Monitor and Assess Medical Countermeasure Use During a Public Health Emergency: Going Beyond the Last Mile: Proceedi

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309466423
• ISBN13: 9780309466424
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"