Anthrax Vaccine Contract Voided, Thwarting Administration
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Federal health officials yesterday scuttled the largest piece of the Bush administration's two-year program to counter bioterrorism, canceling a $877.5 million contract with VaxGen to develop an anthrax vaccine after the company missed a deadline to begin human testing.
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Chiron Corp., forced to halt shipment  on its flu vaccine because of manufacturing woes at its plant  in England, is the subject of an informal civil investigation  by U.S. regulators, the company said on Wednesday.
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Officials terminated the $877 million contract for the vaccine after VaxGen failed to start required clinical trials.
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Tiny VaxGen Inc. hit a home run Thursday when it won an $877 million contract to supply the US government with an anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.
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Mass vaccination programs aimed at protecting most or all Americans against anthrax are impractical and would save fewer lives than a speedy, localized response in the event of an attack, a new report concludes.
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The government said Thursday it is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine under an $877.5 million contract -- the first awarded through a federal program to develop and stockpile antidotes to biological and
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espite pledges two years ago to maintain a stockpile of drugs to protect Americans in the event of a bioterrorism attack, the federal government has so far set aside only 159 vials of anthrax vaccine for the civilian population enough for ...
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A federal judge on Wednesday barred the US military from forcing troops to be vaccinated for anthrax without either getting their informed consent or obtaining a special order from President Bush.
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The Food and Drug Administration found serious problems of bacterial contamination at an influenza vaccine plant in England in 2003, 16 months before British regulators effectively closed the
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SAN DIEGO -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Friday against a San Diego-based flu shot distributor amid a shortage of the vaccine.
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President Bush didn't get one. Neither did most of his Cabinet. Same for Democrat John Kerry and running mate John Edwards. The presidential candidates said they passed up a flu shot because of the vaccine shortage.
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Nov 4, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today announced the award of an $877 million contract for 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine to protect the public and improve on the existing vaccine used by the military.
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The federal government ordered a new $877 million anthrax vaccine last month, but the vaccine is still unproven in humans.
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The US government has awarded VaxGen a contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense. The contract is valued at $877.
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With influenza season just around the corner, the East Bay maker of half the nation&#39;s 100 million flu shots has temporarily halted distribution after tests found that up to 4 million doses of unreleased vaccine might have been tainted.
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The government awarded its first contract under the Project Bioshield program yesterday -- an $877 million deal with a small California company to make 75 million doses of a newly developed anthrax vaccine.
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The government awarded an $877 million contract to a small California company to make 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine. VaxGen Inc.