Decades-old anthrax law quietly cleared the way for COVID-19 drug mandates, doctor says Dr. Meryl Nass says the 2001 anthrax letters built the legal framework used to fast-track COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. She points to the 2004 Project BioShield Act and 2005 PREP Act as laws that lowered safety standards while shielding manufacturers from liability. Federal biodefense spending grew from under $1 billion a year to nearly $20 billion under the Biden administration. Nass argues the FBI’s case against anthrax suspect Bruce Ivins was never proven, citing findings from the National Academy of Sciences. She calls for Congress to end…

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