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Experts weigh in on smallpox preparedness
For a disease that was eradicated in 1980, smallpox attracts a lot of time, talk and resources. As of May 8, 1980, the only known presence of the virus was in U.S. and Russian government labs. But consistent rumors of renegade stocks or re-engineered viruses have kept defense experts alert.
Smallpox vaccination leads to sexually transmitted infection
A man vaccinated against smallpox passed on a milder form of the disease to a sexual partner, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
Bavarian Nordic in peril if U.S. nixes smallpox vaccine order
Denmark's Bavarian Nordic may discover the dangers of putting all its eggs in one basket if the U.S. government does not order a smallpox vaccine by January.
HIV-positive patients approved for smallpox vax in an emergency
The U.S. government will now allow individuals with HIV to receive an attenuated smallpox vaccine during an emergency, according to a release.
WHO: Smallpox vials around until at least 2014
In a 27-7 vote, the World Health Organization has delayed its decision on the fate of smallpox virus stockpiles in the U.S. and Russia until 2014, leading some experts to believe the group sees the
WHO decides not to decide on remaining smallpox stockpiles
Smallpox is one of the few diseases against which humans have actually declared total victory. That happened in 1980, and it took roughly 10,000 years--give or take--to win that war. So, why on earth
Combo anthrax/smallpox vax beats anthrax vax alone
Researchers have found that combination vaccines that protect against multiple maladies work better than vaccines for individual infections, including anthrax vaccines stockpiled by the U.S.
Project BioShield's vax programs on the chopping block
When Congress created Project BioShield four years ago, lawmakers believed that offering developers contracts guaranteeing the acquisition of new vaccines and drugs would spur the biotech industry to
Bavarian Nordic delivers Imvamune to U.S.
Four years after creating Project Bioshield, the U.S. has received the program's first successful vaccine. Bavarian Nordic has delivered one million doses of its smallpox vaccine Imvamune to the U.S.
Smallpox vaccinia virus spread by physical contact
For the fifth time in the past year, a woman who had sexual contact with a member of the U.S. military contracted the vaccinia virus after being exposed to the puncture site for a smallpox vaccine.
