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As
the citizens of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands begin the long recovery
effort from the devastation brought by Hurricane Maria, I know I’m joined by
all of my colleagues at the Food and Drug Administration in keeping the
residents of all these islands in our thoughts. I also want to extend my thanks
to the FDA staff in our San Juan office who worked hard to prepare and secure
our facilities ahead of the storm.
There
are many challenges ahead, but
much of the hurricane
response over the next few days will rightly focus on life-saving measures. The
agency stands ready to support the federal government’s overall response in whatever
way we can—be it providing support through our U.S. Public Health Service
Commissioned Corps officers, or FDA’s civilians who have volunteered to support
the efforts led by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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