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Home › Politics

Margaret Hamburg at FDA | 05/08/2009 10:15 am

Margaret Hamburg's Confirmation as FDA Chief Imminent, Swine Flu to Top Her Agenda

Bioterrorism expert finds many supporters in Senate as she makes her way toward one of the nation’s top health agencies.
By The Staff at wowOwow.com

Margaret Hamburg seems to be well on her way to becoming the next chief of the Food and Drug Administration.

The former New York City health commissioner and bioterrorism expert received resounding bipartisan support during her Senate confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee yesterday.

Hamburg vowed to restore public confidence in the agency by doing more to protect the nation’s food supply and ensuring that vaccines for flu and other diseases are readily available. And she’ll have lots of money with which to do it. President Obama is asking for $3.2 billion for the FDA in his budget proposal — the largest ever for the agency.

Hamburg’s first task once confirmed? Overseeing the development of a swine-flu vaccine. The number of confirmed or suspected cases of swine flu (H1N1 virus) in the U.S. is nearing 1,900, with the most recent cases being caused by person-to-person transmission. Globally, 2,384 people in 24 countries now have confirmed cases.

Read more about: Barack Obama, congress, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, H1N1, Health, Margaret Hamburg, News, senate, Swine Flu, U.S.

3 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Beth Cornell
I hope Obama has made at least one good decision in nominating her as FDA Chief. She will have alot to handle. 
By Beth Cornell on 05/08/2009 11:10 am
Melanie Bennett

Vaccines, anti-viral drugs. Why do we have to respond to everything with a drug or a shot?

Here’s a simple thing we all can do to stop the spread of viruses, colds, flus. Cough and sneeze into your elbow!

Why? Unlike the hand, the elbow does not touch much. Unlike a tissue, the elbow is always available.

Do an internet search on COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW.

PLEASE do not cough or sneeze into your hands.

Simple change of habit that can result in less germs and viruses being spread.

I found a video that does a good job of explaining how viruses and germs are spread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56mq1t1BqfY
By Melanie Bennett on 05/08/2009 1:24 pm
Georg Ann Robinson
Well, here in Texas they shut down a few schools, everyone glared if someone even looked sick….. The news wall full of gloom and doom and somethng about how many new people were affected. Finally, I went to a web site and looked up death and swine flu. Well…… in the U.S. we had two. Sorry Obama…. your scare us to death will not work this time. Maybe the next flu break out will work for you.
By Georg Ann Robinson on 05/09/2009 10:04 am