<![CDATA[Recent Developments - Countermeasure Development]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:00:07 GMTSiteExecutive v4.1<![CDATA[Update on Smallpox Vaccine (01-08-2009)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01092009.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2009/01_January_2009/cbnreport_01092009.htmlFri, 09 Jan 2009 13:42:32 GMT<![CDATA[Draft of National Vaccine Plan Released (12-15-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/govt_response/2008-12-15-draftnatlvacplan.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/govt_response/2008-12-15-draftnatlvacplan.htmlMon, 15 Dec 2008 20:27:15 GMT<![CDATA[Long-lived Immunity after Smallpox Vaccination (12-05-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12052008.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/12_December_2008/cbnreport_12052008.htmlFri, 05 Dec 2008 14:05:41 GMT<![CDATA[New Smallpox 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GMT<![CDATA[Annual Report on Project BioShield Released to Congress (07-11-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/countrmeasr_dev/2008/2008-07-11-annualrptbioshield.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/countrmeasr_dev/2008/2008-07-11-annualrptbioshield.htmlMon, 14 Jul 2008 13:38:25 GMT<![CDATA[H5N1 News: Australia Approves Vaccine; Sanofi to Donate to WHO Stockpile; HHS Contracts to Develop Rapid Diagnostic Tests (06-20-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/avian_pandemic_flu/2008/2008-06-20-h5n1newsaustraliasanofihhs.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/avian_pandemic_flu/2008/2008-06-20-h5n1newsaustraliasanofihhs.htmlFri, 20 Jun 2008 20:38:02 GMT<![CDATA[Cangene Delivers Botulism Antitoxin to SNS; DynPort, DoD Developing Plague Vaccine 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Apr 2008 19:55:36 GMT<![CDATA[HHS Announces Director for Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority (BARDA) (04-18-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/govt_response/2008-04-18-hhsannouncedirectorbarda.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/govt_response/2008-04-18-hhsannouncedirectorbarda.htmlFri, 18 Apr 2008 19:45:56 GMT<![CDATA[First Pre-Pandemic Flu Vaccine Recommended for EU-Wide Marketing License (03-07-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/2008-03-07-1stprepanfluvaceulicense.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/international_biosecurity/2008-03-07-1stprepanfluvaceulicense.htmlMon, 10 Mar 2008 15:40:46 GMT<![CDATA[HHS Requests Proposals for Next Anthrax Vaccine 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28 Jan 2008 14:56:30 GMT<![CDATA[Gates Foundation Awards $39 Million to Develop Flu Vaccines for Resource Poor Countries (01-18-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/avian_pandemic_flu/2008/2008-01-18-gatesawardsmillionsfluvac.htmlhttp://www.upmc-biosecurity.org/website/biosecurity_briefing/archive/avian_pandemic_flu/2008/2008-01-18-gatesawardsmillionsfluvac.htmlTue, 22 Jan 2008 13:35:13 GMT<![CDATA[Ten Notable Publications of 2007 (01-10-2008)]]>http://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.htmlhttp://www.upmc-cbn.org/report_archive/2008/01_January_2008/cbnreport_01102008.htmlThu, 10 Jan 2008 17:47:46 GMT<![CDATA[House Committee Concerned About Timeline for Acquisition of Anthrax Countermeasures 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