Technology assessment: Vaccine development : capabilities and challenges for addressing infectious diseases : report to congressional committees

Technology assessment: Vaccine development : capabilities and challenges for addressing infectious diseases : report to congressional committees

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Alternate Title(s):
Vaccine development : capabilities and challenges for addressing infectious diseases
Contributor(s):
United States. Government Accountability Office, issuing body.
United States. Congress, issuing body.
Publication:
Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, November 2021
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
COVID-19 -- economics
Government Regulation
Stakeholder Participation
Vaccine Development -- economics
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Why GAO did this study. The CARES Act included a provision for GAO to report on its ongoing monitoring and oversight efforts related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report discusses technologies, approaches, and associated challenges for vaccine (1) research and development, (2) testing, and (3) manufacturing, as well as (4) the economic factors that affect vaccine investment. GAO conducted literature searches including scholarly articles and government reports relevant to these four areas. GAO interviewed stakeholders and experts with a diverse set of perspectives on the science, administration, and economics of vaccine development. GAO also convened a 3-day meeting of 22 experts with expertise in at least one area related to our four objectives with assistance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. GAO received technical comments on a draft of this report from 1 federal agency and 9 participants at its expert meeting, which it incorporated as appropriate. GAO is identifying policy options in this report.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (iii, 75 pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
9918383084506676 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918383084506676