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April 29, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"UK Medical Center to Host Trial of New Smallpox Vaccine" Associated Press (www.ap.org) (04/26/02); Bailey, Steve

A study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a new smallpox vaccine developed by DynPort Vaccine Company (DVC), a firm tasked with developing, licensing and supplying biodefense vaccines for the military, will be held at the University of Kentucky's Chandler Medical Center.  Dr. James Holsinger, chancellor of the medical center, emphasized the importance of the public understanding just how globally devastating smallpox could potentially be.  The researchers--who said they hope to have the vaccine licensed by 2005--plan to recruit up to 150 volunteers for the trial, with 100 receiving the new vaccine and the remainder receiving the existing smallpox vaccine.

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