A new federal blueprint for rapidly vaccinating millions of people against the deadly smallpox virus shows in stark and daunting detail that Houston and other major cities across the country are not ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even though the disease was eradicated in 1980 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the first drug ...
One big problem that could occur with a possible worldwide bioterrorism attack goes beyond any health scare – it’s politics, says a homeland security expert. Apr. 6, 2005 – One big problem that could ...
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first drug intended to treat smallpox — a move that could halt a lethal pandemic if the virus were to be released as a terrorist bioweapon or ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The deadly smallpox virus has long been eradicated around the world, ...
President Bush wants a new Cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security. He has also signed legislation devoting $4.6 billion to battle bioterrorism. But the one simple and most important thing that ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Thursday that the "vast majority" of states are now prepared to immunize all their residents in 10 days if there were a smallpox bioterrorism ...
A federal initiative launched in 2003 to vaccinate healthcare workers against smallpox reached only a fraction of the people it sought. But veterans of the effort say elements of the Bush ...
Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Variole Virus. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved the first drug specifically designed to treat smallpox — ...