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Updated Audit of Selected Aspects of the Swine Flu Program

HRD-79-47 Published: Feb 06, 1979. Publicly Released: Mar 06, 1979.
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The following aspects of the swine flu program were examined during an updated audit: the amount each vaccine manufacturer received, including profit; the amount the Federal Government paid in procuring vaccine, including the status of agreements with each vaccine manufacturer; the amount the Federal Government paid for insuring the vaccine; the amount the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) paid for program administration; and the amount the Federal Government has paid for claims and the number of claims pending. The amount appropriated for the program by Congress was over $135 million. Many of the above cost elements are still unresolved, primarily because: (1) vaccine prices have not been finally negotiated; (2) the Government has not completed processing most of the claims it has received; (3) the Government is still receiving claims for adverse vaccine reactions; and (4) HEW is still incurring costs for research studies of children vaccinated during the program.

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Civil auditsClaimsHealth care costsImmunization programsOverhead costsSwine influenzaProcurementLiability insuranceDisease controlNegligence