William Foege, doctor and scientist whose ‘ring vaccination’ strategy helped to ...

William Foege, who has died aged 89, was the epidemiologist responsible for devising a successful vaccination strategy in the ...

What if the smallpox vaccine had not been invented? – Part 2

Imperfect isolation can’t eradicate smallpox The lack of laser-focus on isolation meant that many avoidable gaps remained in ...

William Foege, Leader in Smallpox Eradication, Dies

William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dr. William (Bill) H. Foege, Atlanta global public health giant, dies at 89

H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in ...

William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89

His containment strategy helped wipe out the disease in the 1970s, one of the world’s greatest public health triumphs. He ...
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Current State of Research, Development, and Stockpiling of Smallpox Medical Countermeasures

An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will conduct a study to examine lessons learned from the recent Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and ...
Yahoo

Frederick company gets money for smallpox research

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Frederick biotechnology company BioFactura has announced $7.8 million in new contract activations to study a treatment for a ...
Business Wire

BioFactura Awarded $67.4 Million Advanced Development Contract for Its Smallpox Biodefense ...

FREDERICK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BioFactura, Inc. today announced a contract awarded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) valued at up to $67.4 million for the ...