91. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge said the government is boosting its reserves of anthrax antibiotics and smallpox vaccine. 92. It recently acquired a manufacturing plant in Canton, Massachusetts, where it plans to manufacture its smallpox vaccine. 93. Last week, Aventis donated a recently discovered reserve of smallpox vaccine to the government. 94. On Saturday, the government defended its decision to award a contract for producing emergency smallpox vaccine to a drug company owned by another Labor contributor. 95. Scientists say the protection many people had from their childhood smallpox vaccine has largely worn off. 96. She said the booster shot uses a modified smallpox vaccine with the three HIV proteins added. 97. Some are the same companies that spurned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention when it was seeking a firm to manufacture smallpox vaccine. 98. Sweden, meanwhile, said it would increase its stockpile of smallpox vaccine amid fears that terrorists might someday use that disease as a weapon. 99. The booster shot uses a modified smallpox vaccine with the three HIV proteins added. 100. The government Saturday defended its decision to award a contract for producing emergency smallpox vaccine to a drug company owned by a Labor Party donor. |