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Tom Harkin: “During the crisis, the HELP Committee met on multiple occasions to study this important issue. I want to thank my friend…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2003
During the crisis, the HELP Committee met on multiple occasions to study this important issue. I want to thank my friend from Pennsylvania and join him in affirming that it was our intent to use funding in this bill to stockpile a 6-month supply of childhood vaccines. Despite the efforts of the committee and the collaborative effort by many others on this important public health issue, I understand that my home State of Iowa, like the rest of the Nation, only has a one-to-two month stockpile for some of the routinely recommended childhood vaccines. Senator Reed, is it accurate to state that these shortages, temporarily alleviated, could return at any time?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa
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Discussing childhood vaccine stockpiles during a Senate HELP Committee meeting.

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