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Lobbyists Pen Letter To Congress For More Antibiotic Development Funding

A bioterrorist drill in Taiwan simulates an attack using poison gas. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)
A bioterrorist drill in Taiwan simulates an attack using poison gas. (Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images)

The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act is up for reauthorization by Congress this fall, and lobbyists have a penned a letter asking for funding in that program to go toward new antibiotic development. Every year at least 2 million Americans are infected with bacteria that are resistant to available antibiotics, resulting in at least 23,000 deaths.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with STAT Washington correspondent Ike Swetlitz (@ikeswetlitz).

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