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U.S. Congress fails to pass WMD legislation – Examiner.com

Examiner.comU.S. Congress fails to pass WMD legislationExaminer.comCalling the legislation a "comprehensive approach to improving America's biodefense capabilities," WMD Commission Chair, Sen. Bob Graham, and Vice-Chair, …and more »

PharmAthene Presents New Data For Lyophilized RPA Anthrax Vaccine Showing Enhanced Immunogenicity

PharmAthene Inc., a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced results from a New Zealand White Rabbit study showing that its lyophilized recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA) anthrax vaccine was more immunogenic than a liquid formulation of rPA vaccine and produced a robust response with only 2 doses…

Worker Protection From Pathogens Said Key in Bioterror Response

Adequate protections from airborne pathogens are crucial in protectiong health workers and other responders from infection in the event of a disease outbreak or bioterror attack, U.S. government researchers said yesterday.

First Smallpox Vaccine for Special Populations Delivered Under Project BioShield

Delivery to the Strategic National Stockpile of the first 1 million doses of the nation’s first smallpox vaccine for certain immune-compromised populations is now complete, the result of a Project BioShield contract.

UTSA granted patent for vaccine research

University of Texas at San Antonio scientists have been granted a patient for developing a process to create a vaccine against a disease called tularemia. It’s an infectious agent that could be deadly in the hands of terrorists.