Ebola Response Funds From Congress, Gates Group Could Hasten Rapid Test Development
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The House FY 2015 federal spending continuing resolution would direct HHS and CDC to spend $88 million to deliver Ebola countermeasures, while Gates Foundation gives $50 million to the cause.
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