31.   Two years later, BioPort Corp., the only U.S. lab approved to produce the vaccine, was closed for retooling to meet the increased military demand.

32.   Wary of the continuing delays, U.S. public health officials are already shopping for someone to produce anthrax vaccines in Great Britain, Russia and China.

33.   Anthrax vaccinations began before the Gulf War, but the program has stalled because of problems in producing the vaccine.

34.   He said shortages of fuel, electricity and money have slowed distribution of drugs and forced the closure of factories that produce vaccines.

35.   He said the vaccine should be produced again, and an antibody drug could probably be developed, too.

36.   It had also contacted drug companies to see how many were willing and able to produce vaccines.

37.   One of those companies no longer produces the vaccine, which means the nation is relying on just three manufacturers.

38.   Producing a vaccine would take at least six months, and side-effects were inevitable.

39.   The AIDSVAX vaccine is produced by VaxGen Inc., a California company.

40.   The charge by plant director Muntasir al-Ani disputes claims by chief U.N. weapons inspector Richard Butler that the factory is still capable of producing the vaccines.