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Anthrax emergency powers declared by DHHS?

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HHS Secretary's Declaration for Utilization of Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Anthrax Countermeasures -- Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act - issued October 1, 2008.
Notice this statement:
Therefore, pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of the Act, I have determined there is a credible risk that the threat of exposure of B. anthracis and the resulting disease constitutes a public health emergency.