====== National Influenza Vaccine Task Force ======

The **National Influenza Vaccine Task Force** is an American federal government task force created by President [[Donald Trump]] composed of many government agencies and representatives.

===== History =====

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On September 19, 2019, [[United States]] President [[Donald Trump]] issued [[Executive Order]] (EO) 13887: //Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States to Promote National Security and Public Health.//((Trump, D. J. (2019, September 19). //Executive Order on Modernizing Influenza Vaccines in the United States to Promote National Security and Public Health.// The White House. https://archive.ph/5j8Zo)) The primary action of the EO was to create a National Influenza Vaccine Task Force in anticipation of an upcoming [[pandemic]], focusing on ramping up "innovative, faster, and more scaleable technologies" than was previously used for [[influenza vaccines]].

It additionally called for development and strengthening of [[public-private partnerships]], including the transfer of technology to such partnerships, specifically mentioning the [[HHS Centers for Innovation in Advanced Development and Manufacturing]]. Shortly after, in December 2019, the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]] (NIAID) and [[pharmaceutical_companies:Moderna]] signed an agreement to transfer their jointly-owned [[mRNA vaccines|mRNA vaccine]] candidates to the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].((//Secret Docs Reveal Moderna Sent Coronavirus Vaccine To North Carolina University Weeks Before Pandemic.// (2021, June 20). GreatGameIndia. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531014844/https://greatgameindia.com/moderna-vaccine-north-carolina-university/))

In August 2020, the task force published a report titled //National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy 2020-2030//.((National Influenza Vaccine Task Force. (2020, August 28). //National Influenza Vaccine Modernization Strategy 2020-2030.// Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. https://archive.ph/L2I4o))

===== Organization =====

==== Members ====

The task force is co-chaired by the Secretaries of Defense and Health and Human Services, or their designees. Its main membership includes representatives from a variety of key federal agencies:

  * [[Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority]] (BARDA)
  * [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)
  * [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] (CMS)
  * [[United States Department of Agriculture|Department of Agriculture]] (DOA)
  * [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] (DOD)
  * [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security]] (DHS)
  * [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] (DOJ)
  * [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Department of Veterans Affairs]] (VA)
  * [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA)
  * [[National Institutes of Health]] (NIH)

Additional participants include:

  * [[Council of Economic Advisors]]
  * [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] (DOS)
  * [[Domestic Policy Council]]
  * [[National Economic Council]]
  * [[National Security Council]] (NSC)
  * [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB)
  * [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] (OSTP)

===== Further links to sort =====

  * [[https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/advances.htm]]
  * [[https://georgewebb.substack.com/p/chasing-corona]]