November 15, 2005

Safer Smallpox Vaccines in Works

New vaccine technologies are emerging that offer a fresh chance to devise a strategy against smallpox, the most fearsome potential weapon in the bioterror arsenal.

Two companies are reporting rapid progress in developing a new vaccine designed to be safer than the standard one, and a third company, with no government support, is developing yet another new vaccine. (Washington Post)

Posted by news editor | Filed under: Smallpox