Drug company to help improve Virginia’s prescription drug monitoring system; New global coalition launched to create vaccines, prevent epidemics; McKesson, nation’s largest drug distributor, to pay $150 million in fines in opioid settlement; Outgoing CDC chief talks about agency’s successes — and his greatest fear; The United States already has a vaccine safety commission. And it works really well, experts say.;     Drug company to help improve Virginia’s prescription drug monitoring system Doctors want databases that show where their patients are buying drugs to be easier to use. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   New global coalition launched to create vaccines, prevent epidemics The effort's initial targets are three viruses. Funding comes from Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust and the governments of Germany, Japan and Norway. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   McKesson, nation’s largest drug distributor, to pay $150 million in fines in opioid settlement The giant drug distributor resolved allegations that it failed to report suspicious orders by pharmacies that distributed opioids. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   Outgoing CDC chief talks about agency’s successes — and his greatest fear Tom Frieden's tenure has been tested by a swine flu pandemic, Ebola and Zika epidemics and the nation's still-increasing overdose crisis. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   The United States already has a vaccine safety commission. And it works really well, experts say. The federal panel was established more than 50 years ago and consists of medical and scientific experts as well as a consumer representative. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Recommended for you   Health, Science & Environment News Alerts Get immediate email on health, science or environment news. You can also sign up for email alerts on: Politics, World News, Economy/Business, Technology, Entertainment or Sports at washingtonpost.com/newsletters. Sign Up »         Share To Your Health:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for To Your Health. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071