The proposed law would direct $200 million a year for 5 years to research.
Even an epidemic in a far-off country could do major damage to the US economy, experts say.
A growing number of vaccine makers are expressing concerns about their ability to quickly develop new vaccine candidates against emerging disease threat, such as Zika and Ebola viruses, Stat reported today, based on interviews with pharmaceutical executives, government officials, and infectious disease experts.
The Trump administration is making no effort to prioritize game-changing flu vaccines, the experts say.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of MERS-CoV infection in Az Zulfi in the central part of the country near Riyadh.
"It seems we've lost an understanding of the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic."
Florida health officials yesterday reported the first sexually transmitted case of Zika virus this year. There is still no evidence, however, of locally transmitted Zika virus by mosquitoes in the state.
One recommendations is for all nations to assess preparedness and animal health capacities by 2019.
The plan includes a $2.8 billion boost to HHS but cuts to global health.
The annual index found worrying discrepancies among states that create widening gaps, especially in low-income areas and those vulnerable to public health emergencies.
