US Capitol Capsule: Obama superbug attack plan hinges on funding, cooperation
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
President Barack Obama on 27 March unveiled an aggressive five-year plan to combat the growing scourge of superbugs, which infect about 2 million Americans each year, killing 23,000.
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