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Study Points to Faster Acting Anthrax Vaccine
May 13, 2013WASHINGTON -- A new anthrax vaccine additive could help to guard people exposed to the lethal bacteria with fewer shots than a widely used formulation delivered in five doses over a year and a half, according to a new study made public on Friday.
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Days After Ricin Mailings, Pentagon Says it Wants a Vaccine
April 30, 2013WASHINGTON -- The United States needs a vaccine to protect troops against ricin, the Defense Department said in an announcement issued days after envelopes filled with the deadly toxin were mailed to President Obama and two Mississippi public officials.
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U.S. Funds Biodefense Drug Development
March 11, 2013WASHINGTON -- 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.
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U.S. to Push for New Anthrax Vaccine by 2017
Dec. 10, 2012WASHINGTON -- The United States wants to have a new anthrax vaccine ready for large-scale acquisition no later than the 2017 budget year, the Health and Human Services Department said on Monday in its implementation plan for a national health preparedness initiative.
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U.K. Wins U.S. Anthrax Vaccine Deal
Oct. 31, 2012The United States has agreed to provide $6.5 million to the United Kingdom's Health Protection Agency for work on a potential future anthrax vaccine that could be delivered through the nasal passage instead of via a needle, the autonomous British government-established organization stated on Tuesday.
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Firm Wins Funding for No-Needle Anthrax Vaccination Project
Oct. 24, 2012A California-based biotechnology firm has won federal funding to pursue an anthrax vaccine suited for administration without injections, the company announced last week.
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U.S. Extends Support for Developmental Anthrax Vaccine
Oct. 5, 2012A Maryland biotechnology company on Thursday said it had received new federal backing to support the preparation of an experimental anthrax vaccine.
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NIH Awards $10.2M Tularemia Research Grant
Aug. 21, 2012The U.S. Health and Human Services Department is set to provide Albany Medical College with $10.2 million to further investigate the disease agent responsible for producing tularemia, the New York Business Review reported on Monday.
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No-Needle Vaccination Tech Seen Bringing Biodefense Benefits
Aug. 21, 2012An emerging line of vaccination delivery mechanisms that do not use needles could offer advantages in responding to a possible intentional release of disease material, NBC News reported on Monday.
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Ebola Vaccine Might Never Reach Market, Scientists Say
Aug. 16, 2012Ebola specialists are doubtful that a vaccine to protect people against the virus will ever be available on the market, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
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Vaccine Can Protect Mammals From Nipah, Hendra Viruses: NIAID
Aug. 10, 2012A developmental vaccine has demonstrated that it protects monkeys and other mammals against the Nipah and Hendra viruses -- both of which have an elevated death rate in human cases and are considered possible candidates for use as biological weapon, the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced on Wednesday.
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Radiation-Resistant Bacteria May Have Uses in Faster Vaccine Production
Aug. 3, 2012U.S. armed forces scientists believe they have discovered a new path for speeding up the pace of vaccine development using bacteria that has been deliberately exposed to radiation, Stars and Stripes reported on Sunday.
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