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19 Mar 2013 | 00:01 GMT

US bioethicists recommend more tests before child anthrax vaccine trials

Posted by Erika Check | Categories: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine

US bioethicists recommend more tests before child anthrax vaccine trials

Bioethicists proposed limits today on the types of clinical trials of anthrax vaccine and other drugs and vaccines aimed at bioterror agents that can be conducted in children.  Read more

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  • Amy Gutmann
  • anthrax
  • biodefense
  • bioethics
  • bioterrorism
  • National Biodefense Science Board
  • President's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
  • vaccines

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15 Feb 2012 | 00:47 GMT

Mixed news for biodefence in President’s budget request

Posted by Erika Check | Categories: Biology & Biotechnology, Health and medicine, Industry, Technology

President Barack Obama’s budget request for 2013 contains mixed news for the US biodefense effort, which came under significant criticism last year for not failing to deliver treatments against biodefense threats despite spending some $60 billion over the previous decade.  Read more

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  • BARDA
  • biodefense
  • BioShield
  • bioterrorism
  • budget
  • Transformational Medical Technologies

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