Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Secretary Bigby: Meningitis Outbreak A ‘Disaster’ That Was ‘Preventable’

November 14, 2012

 BOSTON — State public health officials will be in the spotlight on Beacon Hill and Capitol Hill Wednesday as lawmakers hold hearings on the nationwide meningitis outbreak caused by drugs from the New England Compounding Center in Framingham.
Documents released ahead of the hearings show that over the past decade the state did not aggressively pursue action against the center, despite complaints.
Among those testifying Wednesday is Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby who spoke to WBUR’s Morning Edition.  To hear this interview, click here

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