More than four decades after smallpox was eradicated, scientists are reassessing the legacy of that public health triumph.

William Foege, a leader of one of humanity’s greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Foege died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89, according to the Task ...

Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) today announced a new order valued at USD 22.5 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for the Company’s mpox and smallpox vaccine, MVA-BN®. This order, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foege in 1990: although his worldwide vaccination scheme initially met with some resistance, it was crucial to the worldwide ...

Recurring order from an undisclosed European country to strengthen public preparedness. Combined with other recent orders from non-European countries, the Company has now secured above DKK 3,000 ...

Defending COVID-19 policies against legal challenges, government officials relied heavily on Jacobson v. Massachusetts, a 1905 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a smallpox vaccine mandate ...

A new look at one of the most successful vaccination campaigns in history, which rapidly eradicated smallpox in Copenhagen in the early 1800s, has uncovered possible lessons for boosting vaccine ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, February 18, 2026 - Bavarian Nordic A/S (OMX: BAVA) today announced a new order valued at USD 22.5 million from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for the Company's mpox an ...

Bavarian Nordic receives USD 22.5 million contract for its Mpox and Smallpox vaccine from Government of Canada: Copenhagen, Denmark Saturday, February 21, 2026, 13:00 Hrs [IST] Ba ...