U.S. HHS Awards 10-Year, $2B Contract To Emergent BioSolutions For Smallpox Vaccine For National Stockpile
Homeland Preparedness News: HHS awards 10-year contract to Emergent BioSolutions for smallpox vaccine
“Emergent BioSolutions Inc. said Tuesday it was awarded a contract for its smallpox vaccine from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) valued at approximately $2 billion over 10 years. The contract specifically supports the continued supply of Emergent’s ACAM2000 (Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live) into the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile (SNS)…” (Flax, 9/3).
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