Collections : [MLibrary Finding Aids]

The Government Response and Policy series contains both legal and policy aspects, as well as a small section related to the three presidents who were in office during the early rise of AIDS. Some of the major areas covered by the legal section include: the gp160 trials controversy, which contains federal documents, court documents, lobbyist documents, correspondences; documents created by and related to Microgenesys, the company that created gp160; also included are documents related to NIH, such as the Office of AIDS Research and the NIH Revitalization Act (the report itself and press surrounding it). The policy section includes numerous smaller folders of individual policies, but mostly consists of two large sections: Immunization Policy and Presidential Policy. Immunization Policy contains hearing notes, press on various policies, and various documents connected with vaccine funding, such as news and correspondences and official documents around the accelerated drug approval reform. The Presidential Policy section handles the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Clinton has the largest portion, in part due to the creation of PACHA during his administration. PACHA was created as a federal body that focused on the attempt to end AIDS.