### Question
Can you define what medical countermeasures means?


### Answer
**Medical countermeasures** is defined as the following in *6 U.S.C. § 597a*:

> antibiotics, antivirals, antidotes, therapeutics, radiological countermeasures, and other countermeasures that may be deployed to protect the employees and working animals of the Department in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosives attack, naturally occurring disease outbreak, other event impacting health, or pandemic

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 597a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER XIV-COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION OFFICE > Part C-Chief Medical Officer**

