Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2026
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
It orders the Department of Health and Human Services and partner agencies to publish a plan within six months to deliver first pandemic‑flu vaccine doses within 12 weeks of a new strain, and to outline a ten‑year path to a universal flu vaccine. It also creates public‑private partnerships to diversify domestic production of vaccines and related supplies, and requires yearly reports on the national vaccine modernization strategy. The purpose is to cut seasonal flu deaths and improve readiness for future pandemics.
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