SIGA Technologies Chief Scientific Officer to Participate at NCT Asia Virtual Conference on November 13, 2020
The panel discussion titled, “COVID-19: Insights on an Epidemic Outbreak” will take place at
“With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing its devastating global impact, preparedness for the possibility of future pandemics are of increasing importance for governments worldwide. We look forward to providing information about TPOXX in addressing a potential smallpox outbreak, which is far more lethal than COVID-19,” said
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About Smallpox1
Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease that has affected humans for thousands of years. Naturally occurring smallpox was eradicated worldwide by 1980, the result of an unprecedented global immunization campaign. Samples of smallpox virus have been kept for research purposes. This has led to concerns that smallpox could someday be used as a biological warfare agent. A vaccine can prevent smallpox, but the risk of the current vaccine's side effects is too high to justify routine vaccination for people at low risk of exposure to the smallpox virus.
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1 http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/smallpox/basics/definition/con-20022769
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