Here is an interesting extract from the "DEPARTMENT of HEALTH...

Here is an interesting extract from the "DEPARTMENT of HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES Fiscal Year 2014 Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund Justification of Estimates for Appropriations Committees":

The FY 2014 request for Project BioShield is $250,000,000, which is $250,000,000 above the FY 2012 level. The President requests this funding as part of a new multi-year commitment to ensure the Nation’s protection against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats (CBRN).

The request is needed to maintain national security and send a clear signal to private-sector partners that the Federal government is committed to procuring novel MCMs against CBRN threats. At this level of funding, BARDA can make the following three acquisitions in FY 2014:

1. Purchase a new artificial skin replacement therapy for definitive care treatment of thermal and radiation burns experienced in persons exposed to a nuclear or other fire event.

2. Replenish the existing stockpile of smallpox vaccine for immunocompromised persons.

3. Pay maintenance costs for a vendor-managed inventory of anti-neutropenia cytokines used to treat persons exposed to high amounts of ionizing irradiation.

While the meaning of this for Calzada is not explicit, I am encouraged that 2014 may see the long-discussed BARDA grant come to fruition.