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Newly identified compound could stop smallpox

Scientists from the Boston University School of Medicine recently identified a compound that stops viruses from replicating. Read More

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South Korea’s smallpox vaccine stockpile spoils

Approximately one million doses of smallpox vaccine out of South Korea Read More

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Document reveals smallpox threat during Revolutionary War

A 1777 order signed by George Washington to send troops to Philadelphia to receive the smallpox vaccination recently went on display at Mount Vernon, Virginia, the museum in the former home of the first U.S. president and Revolutionary War general. Read More

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FDA to hold public smallpox vaccine workshop

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will co-host a public workshop on Sept. 16 about the evaluation and development of next generation smallpox vaccines. Read More

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Protest over BARDA purchase of smallpox antiviral withdrawn

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority of the United States Department of Health and Human Services has announced that a protest filed over its contract for the purchase of a smallpox antiviral has been withdrawn. Read More

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Denmark purchases smallpox vaccine

Bavarian Nordic has signed a contract with the Danish Ministry of Defense and an undisclosed European NATO member to supply IMVAMUNE, the company Read More

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Director of the Science and Development network calls for smallpox destruction

David Dickson, the director of the Science and Development Network, said in an editorial on Friday that delaying the destruction of smallpox virus stocks ignores concerns of developing countries. Read More

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Indian official says not destroying smallpox could increase chances of bioterrorism

Kalyan Banerjee, the former director of the National Institute of Virology in Pune, India, said that delaying the destruction of remaining smallpox virus could raise the chances for the deadly virus to be used in bioterrorism. Read More

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BARDA awards smallpox antiviral contract

The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority recently announced that it has awarded a five year, $433 million contract for the late-stage development of an antiviral smallpox drug. Read More

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Sebelius calls for retention of smallpox samples

In a New York Times editorial on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed the need to keep samples of the deadly smallpox virus on hand in the United States.
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