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Smallpox Vaccine

Cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine developed

Published in Vaccine Weekly, July 27th, 2005

Scientists have developed a cell culture-derived smallpox vaccine.

According to a study from the United States, "Despite the eradication of smallpox as a naturally occurring disease, concern persists over its potential use as a bioterrorist agent. The development of a new-generation smallpox vaccine represents an important contribution to a cogent biodefense strategy.

"We conducted a phase 2 randomized, double-blind, controlled trial at four sites in the United States to determine whether a clonal smallpox vaccine manufactured in cell culture, ACAM2000, is equivalent to the standard calf-lymph vaccine, Dryvax, in terms of cutaneous response rate,...

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