Project Bioshield Act

Project Bioshield Act

The Project Bioshield Act was an act passed by the United States Congress in 2004 calling for $5 billion for purchasing vaccines that would be used in the event of a bioterrorist attack. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=President Bush Signs Project Bioshield Act of 2004 |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/07/20040721-2.html |quote=Project BioShield will transform our ability to defend the nation in three essential ways. First, Project BioShield authorizes $5.6 billion over 10 years for the government to purchase and stockpile vaccines and drugs to fight anthrax, smallpox and other potential agents of bioterror. The Department of Health and Human Services has already taken steps to purchase 75 million doses of an improved anthrax vaccine for the Strategic National Stockpile. Under Project BioShield, HHS is moving forward with plans to acquire a safer, second generation smallpox vaccine, an antidote to botulinum toxin, and better treatments for exposure to chemical and radiological weapons. |work=White House |date=July 21, 2004 |accessdate=2008-08-01 ]

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*Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2005, nicknamed "Bioshield Two"


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