President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Releases Plan to Improve Nation’s Vaccine Response Against Pandemic Influenza and Other Outbreaks
"Targeted Federal investments in five key areas could shorten by weeks or months the time needed to produce enough vaccine doses to protect the entire Nation in the event of another outbreak of pandemic flu—an advance that could save thousands of lives—according to a new report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Report to the President on Reengineering the Influenza Vaccine Production Enterprise to Meet the Challenges of Pandemic Influenza, released today, provides a roadmap that, within one to three years, could significantly increase the Nation’s ability to produce vaccines in a timely fashion. The recommended improvements would speed production of not only vaccines for influenza but also an array of other medical countermeasures against infectious diseases that could erupt naturally or occur as a result of a biological attack..."