Tennessee health officials acted definitely

The meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated epidural steroid injections could have been avoided. But since the FDA didn’t use its authority for this purpose appropriately, more than 500 persons were contaminated with this disease and 39 recipients of the steroids died.
Tennessee officials showed competence under such circumstances. They were praised by legislators for their definite actions.
It was announced that many individuals that had been given steroid injections manufactured by the NECC experienced complications. When Tennessee health officials found out about this situation, they enforced all health facilities to stop utilizing medicines manufactured by the compounding center from Massachusetts. Moreover, they informed immediately about contamination health officials of other states. Actions of Tennessee health officials were quick and decisive. They acted with no doubts and did everything in order to prevent further contamination and improve help those that were already contaminated with meningitis.
If Tennessee health officials hadn’t acted so rapidly and competently, more individuals would have been contaminated with fungal meningitis and more deaths would have been.
As for the FDA, it appeared to be incompetent. It didn’t use its power immediately in order to improve the situation. Then it tried to justify its negligence, saying that its authority was not cleared and established enough to influence on such large-scale pharmacies, as the NECC. But the FDA’s excuse was not accepted.
Tennessee health officials merit acquiring a gold medal for their actions.
However some individuals consider that they could avoid contamination, warnings about risks continue to exist. A lot of persons are still at the hospital. Others are visited by health officials. If any side symptoms occur at injection sites of those who have introduced the tainted steroids, they must contact health care providers immediately.