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Article: Anthrax Vaccine Award Rescheduled to Nov. 5; VaxGen Believes It Is the Only Firm Negotiating for Award; Company Provides Update on Financial Statements.
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- October 15, 2004
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VaxGen, Inc. (Pink Sheets: VXGN.PK) announced today that the award of a contract to supply 75 million doses of a recombinant anthrax vaccine to the U.S. government will be delayed up to November 5, 2004. VaxGen now believes it is the only company currently negotiating with the U.S. government to supply the vaccine in response to RFP-DHHS-ORDC-04-01. If awarded, this contract would constitute the first purchase of vaccine under the Project Bioshield Act of 2004, which was signed into law in July.
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In a letter to VaxGen dated October 14, 2004, the Department of Health and Human ...