U.S. Strategic National Stockpile problems during COVID, mpox outlined in GAO report

GAO report shows Strategic National Stockpile challenges during COVID, mpox In a new report on the US Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) noted that, during recent public health crises such as COVID-19 and mpox, local officials weren't clear on how and from whom to request supplies, and some tribal officials cited a lack of the facilities to receive and store delivered supplies. CIDRAP

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The SNS is supposed to help guarantee health and safety in the face of infectious disease outbreaks and crises, but both the COVID-19 pandemic and the global mpox outbreak showed that accessing the national inventory of medical countermeasures, vaccines, and medical supplies is often confusing and inefficient.

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