What's it going to take to get the Senate to act on Peggy Hamburg's nomination, a flu pandemic?
While FDA has made all the right moves in dealing with the swine flu issue (specifically by naming Jesse Goodman to oversee the agency’s role in addressing the problem) there’s one more thing that only the United States Senate can do to help – confirm Peggy Hamburg as Commissioner. Now.
After all, she’s only one of the world’s top experts in flu pandemics – serving as vice chair of the IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats (where she served along side Dr. Goodman and the FDA’s current “Food Czar,” David Acheson.
It’s time for us to use all the weapons at our disposal to combat the swine flu -- and Peggy Hamburg is a powerful one. Let’s get the confirmation process underway and expedite a Senate vote.
While FDA has made all the right moves in dealing with the swine flu issue (specifically by naming Jesse Goodman to oversee the agency’s role in addressing the problem) there’s one more thing that only the United States Senate can do to help – confirm Peggy Hamburg as Commissioner. Now.
After all, she’s only one of the world’s top experts in flu pandemics – serving as vice chair of the IOM’s Forum on Microbial Threats (where she served along side Dr. Goodman and the FDA’s current “Food Czar,” David Acheson.
It’s time for us to use all the weapons at our disposal to combat the swine flu -- and Peggy Hamburg is a powerful one. Let’s get the confirmation process underway and expedite a Senate vote.
