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Phrases with «medical countermeasures»

"Medical countermeasures" refers to preventative or therapeutic measures that are taken to protect or treat individuals from harmful biological hazards, such as infectious diseases or chemical agents. It includes the development and distribution of vaccines, medications, diagnostic tools, as well as procedures and equipment designed to minimize the impact of health emergencies or threats to public health. Full definition

Sentences with «medical countermeasures»

  • The Institute hopes to eventually obtain viral isolates for medical countermeasure development and receive data on the performance of the diagnostic assays. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Nothing in this section precludes a sponsor who seeks a priority review voucher under this section from participating in any other incentive program, including under this Act, except that no sponsor of a material threat medical countermeasure application may receive more than one priority review voucher issued under any section of this Act with respect to such drug. (govtrack.us)
  • Teeth and nails are good for measuring radiation because they pick up free radicals (atoms, or ions, with unpaired electrons) created by ionizing radiation and can retain them for long periods of time, says Harold Swartz, a Dartmouth Medical School professor of radiation oncology and director of the Dartmouth Biodosimetry Center for Medical Countermeasures against Radiation. (scientificamerican.com)
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