U.S., Canada, U.K. to Develop Plague Vaccine

The United States will work with Canada and the United Kingdom to produce a vaccine that would protect humans against the use of the plague as a weapon of bioterror, the U.S. Defense Department announced Friday (see GSN, Jan. 12).

The three nations agreed in 2000 to share relevant information on plague vaccine research.

The United Kingdom and United States each have vaccine candidates being considered for use in the program. Both are set to be tested this year, the press release states. The Defense Department is expected to select one vaccine for continued development by the end of 2005 (Defense Department release, April 15).

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