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CDC Changes Anthrax Vaccine Recommendations

These recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) update the previous recommendations for anthrax vaccine adsorbed (AVA) Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP].

HHS Seeks Comments on Bioterror Select Agents List

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published a notice Wednesday seeking comments by Aug. 20 about its current list of select agents and toxins. The Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 required creation of the list and a biennial review of it thereafter; the list consists of toxins  Read More »

Vaccine-delivery patch with dissolving microneedles eliminates ‘sharps,’ boosts protection

A new vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to painlessly administer vaccines while providing improved immunization against diseases such as influenza.

Northern Mongolia hit by Anthrax outbreak

ULAN BATOR, July 8 (Xinhua) — Mongolian authorities on Thursday confirmed that three herders have been infected with anthrax and that containment measures are already under way. All three cases happened in the Selenge province in northern Mongolia, where authorities have taken measures to quarantine and disinfect areas surrounding the herders’ residences, the national emergency  Read More »

HHS Provides $390.5 million to Improve Hospital Preparedness and Emergency Response

States, territories, and large metropolitan areas will receive grants totaling $390.5 million this month to help hospitals and other health care organizations strengthen the medical surge capability across the nation.

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