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April 15, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Canada, United States Join Forces for New Smallpox Vaccine" Calgary Herald (www.calgaryherald.com) (04/13/02) P. A19

Canada and the United States have established a five-year agreement to develop a new smallpox vaccine, according to the Canadian Defense Department.  The agreement attempts to produce a vaccine able to counter biological attacks and is the first under the two countries' program, signed in June 2000, intended to create responses to chemical, biological, and radiation threats.

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