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U.S. Begins Receiving Controversial Smallpox Medicine

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) A New York biotechnology firm last week delivered to the U.S. government the initial batch of a new smallpox treatment in a $463 million order that has prompted cost concerns among some issue experts, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. SIGA Technologies in 2011 received a single-bid contract to manufacture 1.7 million doses Read More »

March 13, 2013
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Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives

(University of Adelaide) The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to new research.

March 13, 2013
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Wary of Attack With Smallpox, US Buys Up a Costly Drug – New York Times

Wary of Attack With Smallpox, US Buys Up a Costly DrugNew York TimesThe United States government is buying enough of a new smallpox medicine to treat two million people in the event of a bioterrorism attack, and took delivery of the first shipment of it last week. But the purchase has set off a debate Read More »

March 12, 2013
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U.S. Funds Biodefense Drug Development

(GlobalSecurityNewswire) The Obama administration has announced plans to provide $20 million in the coming budget year for a grant initiative aimed at promoting production of new vaccines and medicines for use after a deliberate or natural disease outbreak.

March 12, 2013
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Publicly funded H5N1 vaccine available for high-risk people

(ChinaPost) A publicly funded H5N1 flu vaccine is available until Aug. 31 for people over 18 years old and at high risk, the Centers for Disease Control said yesterday.