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On the recordFebruary 11, 2016
The only thing that stands between these pandemic viruses and intentional bioterror attacks... is, frankly, a handful of private companies in this country who were willing to take the risk of developing countermeasures.
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James P. Greenwood
Pennsylvania

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Greenwood highlights the critical role of private companies in developing pandemic countermeasures.

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