Strategic National Stockpile

Strategic National Stockpile
Agency overview
Formed1999
Preceding agency
  • National Pharmaceutical Stockpile
Agency executive
  • Steven Adams, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director
Parent agencyAdministration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
WebsiteStrategic National Stockpile

The Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), originally called the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS), is the United States' national repository of antibiotics, vaccines, chemical antidotes, antitoxins, and other critical medical supplies. Its website states:

"The Strategic National Stockpile's role is to supplement state and local supplies during public health emergencies. Many states have products stockpiled, as well. The supplies, medicines, and devices for life-saving care contained in the stockpile can be used as a short-term stopgap buffer when the immediate supply of adequate amounts of these materials may not be immediately available."[1][2][3]

In at least 10 government reports published from 2003 to 2015, federal officials predicted that the U.S. would experience a shortage of ventilators and other medical supplies if a large-scale infectious disease outbreak were to occur.[4]

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  4. ^ de Puy Kamp, Majlie (March 27, 2020). "Federal officials repeatedly warned that US hospitals lacked enough ventilators". CNN. Retrieved March 5, 2021.