ABSTRACT - Avant Immunotherapeutics receives contract from DynPort Vaccine Co, Defense's department's contractor for development of vaccines against possible biowarfare agents, to develop oral vaccine for military that would work against anthrax and plague; oral vaccine will probably take 5 to 10 years to develop; contract is for $2.8 million initially and could grow to $8 million over two years (M) A biotechnology company has received a contract to develop an oral vaccine for the military that would work against anthrax and plague. If it works, the combination vaccine could be a major advance from current vaccines, which require multiple injections.

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