The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 269 No 7222 p633
2 November 2002

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DoH seeks more smallpox vaccine

The Government is looking to purchase further smallpox vaccine in addition to the batch it has already ordered from Powderject. Last week, the Department of Health placed an advertisement in the Official Journal of the European Community inviting bids for more supplies of the vaccine, although it did not specify the quantity required. A spokesman said that this would allow the Department to secure further supplies of smallpox vaccine from the widest possible number of suppliers, without compromising national security.