Danish Smallpox Vaccine Gets FDA Approval to Fight Bioterrorism

This approval makes Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine the only approved vaccine in the world for preventing monkeypox, a rare viral infection that is similar to smallpox but less severe. In addition, the vaccine will be stockpiled by the US as a precaution against the return of smallpox. Since smallpox was eradicated in the wild in the 1970s, populations have stopped receiving vaccinations against the disease.
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