BIS, Health Department Surveying Influenza Vaccine Industrial Base

The Bureau of Industry and Security is working with the Department of Health and Human Services on a “comprehensive assessment” of the U.S. influenza vaccine industrial base, the agency announced this week. The agencies plan to launch a survey to gather data on the industry’s “supply chain network” to better understand and respond to “supply chain deficiencies and disruptions related to production capabilities, transportation and logistics, research and development, foreign sourcing and dependencies, cyber security incidents, critical materials, and other challenges.” The survey also will help the agencies produce recommendations to “help improve the resiliency of the influenza vaccine supply chain in the face of future public health emergencies.”