Xavier Becerra’s 4 most urgent challenges as Biden’s soon-to-be HHS secretary - STAT News

Michael Strazzella, Federal Government Relations practice leader and co-leader of the firm's Healthcare industry group, was featured in the STAT News article, “Xavier Becerra’s 4 most urgent challenges as Biden’s soon-to-be HHS secretary.”

Beyond the initial vaccination push, Becerra will also supervise the next steps in learning more about the virus and how vaccines work against it, said Michael Strazzella, the head of federal government relations at Buchanan, Ingersoll and Rooney. Becerra’s HHS will have to monitor emerging variants of Covid-19, produce guidance based on new data about how long protection provided from vaccines lasts, and address thorny payment issues after initial vaccine purchases are exhausted.