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Congress OKs bill to create vaccines, antidotes to biological, chemical weapons.
2004 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Enough new-generation anthrax vaccine to dose 25 million people: That's first on the U.S. government's shopping list under a massive new program to develop and stockpile antidotes to biological and chemical weapons.
Called Project BioShield, the $5.6 billion program passed the House on a 414-2 vote. The Senate passed it in May and President George W. Bush's signature is guaranteed.
Federal health officials have their wish list ready: antidotes for botulism and anthrax, a safer smallpox vaccine, and a long-awaited children's version of an anti-radiation pill.
"The passage of Project Bioshield is a watershed in our mission to defend America against bioterrorism, establishing a first line of defense against biological weapons," said Representative Christopher Cox, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
Bush said in a statement that he looked forward to signing the bill, which would help protect the homeland and "break new ground in the search for treatments and cures while strengthening our overall biotechnology infrastructure."
Project BioShield doesn't mean the government will make these products. Instead, it offers pharmaceutical companies a guaranteed buyer, an incentive the industry has long sought before spending millions in research to produce terrorism countermeasures. ...
- Remarks on signing the project BioShield Act of 2004.(Week Ending Friday, July...
- Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents July 26, 2004 700+ words
...important piece of legislation. Project BioShield will transform our ability to defend...in three essential ways. First, Project BioShield authorizes $5.6 billion over 10...Strategic National Stockpile. Under Project BioShield, HHS is moving forward with plans...
- Project BioShield: protecting Americans from terrorism.
- Magazine article from: FDA Consumer Meadows, Michelle November 1, 2004 700+ words
...cornerstone of this effort is the Project BioShield Act, which President Bush signed into law in July 2004. Project BioShield establishes a permanent funding...Secretary Tom Ridge oversee Project BioShield. "This law is a clear signal...
- Finish Project Bioshield.(EDITORIALS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times February 10, 2004 700+ words
...funding over the next 10 years for Project Bioshield through the Department of Homeland...Congress. The legislation authorizing Project Bioshield passed the House last year, but...which there might not be a market. Project Bioshield will change that by guaranteeing...
- Effectiveness of Project Bioshield examined.(FROM THE HILL)
- Magazine article from: Issues in Science and Technology June 22, 2006 700+ words
...industry cooperation. Congress created Project Bioshield two years ago in the wake of the...for a countermeasure to qualify for Project Bioshield, it must have solid clinical experience...countermeasure would be eligible for Project Bioshield funding require a substantial risk...
- Fund Project Bioshield.(EDITORIALS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 16, 2004 700+ words
...TIMES The Senate's dithering on Project Bioshield is starting to detract from the nation...funds. President Bush announced Project Bioshield in his 2003 State of the Union address...Senate would see fit to authorize Project Bioshield this spring. Mr. Bush has urged...
- HHS Buys New Anthrax Vaccine for Stockpile; Purchase Is the First Project...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 4, 2004 700+ words
...the first contract under the Project BioShield, a new program intended to...President Bush introduced Project BioShield in his 2003 State of the Union address. Congress passed the Project BioShield Act of 2004 and the President...
- Project Bioshield OK'd by Senate; $5.6B to inspire antiterror...
- Magazine article from: Emergency Preparedness News June 15, 2004 700+ words
...billion over the next 10 years to Project Bioshield, the Bush administration's program...diagnostics, vaccines, and antidotes. Project Bioshield would allow the federal government...and Drug Administration approval of Project Bioshield products. Anthrax Test Wins FDA...
- Administration won't reimburse failed Project BioShield drugs.
- Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily April 8, 2003 700+ words
...Administration wont reimburse failed Project BioShield drugs By KIM COGHILL Medical Device...biomedical countermeasures under Project BioShield would not receive full government...with President George Bushs proposed Project BioShield. First mentioned in his State of...
