AIRA Comments on the Prevent Pandemics Act

Issued on February 15, 2022 by AIRA

AIRA Comments on the Prevent Pandemics Act
In late January 2022, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Ranking Member, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), released a discussion draft of the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act). This bipartisan legislation is focused on strengthening the nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. AIRA compiled and submitted these comments on the draft, encouraging the inclusion of immunization information and systems in future versions of the act.