UN's smallpox terror alert War on Terrorism: Observer special Anthony Browne, health editor Sunday October 21, 2001 The Observer Governments around the world have been warned to prepare against a terrorist smallpox attack which could kill millions. The World Health Organisation has told them to ensure they can produce enough vaccine to protect their population against the disease, and is preparing to order mass precautionary vaccination of all citizens. 'The unthinkable is no longer unthinkable and we need to prepare for that,' said a spokesperson for the WHO, the United Nations' health agency. 'There has been a lot of concern ...
9595370 posted on 10/20/01 11:13 PM eastern by Davea
October 20, 2001 A Scramble to Counter Any Threat of Smallpox By MELODY PETERSEN and KEITH BRADSHER fter announcing plans to stockpile 300 million doses of smallpox vaccine, the government must now determine where it can quickly get so much. Under an existing contract, a small Massachusetts biotechnology company called Acambis (news/quote), which has about 150 employees, will produce 54 million doses. Tommy G. Thompson, secretary of health and human services, said this week that Acambis had agreed to speed production so that those doses could be delivered by next summer. Mr. Thompson also said he was negotiating with ...
9578438 posted on 10/20/01 12:00 AM eastern by JohnHuang2
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