{"id":96776,"date":"2021-11-18T15:09:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=96776"},"modified":"2021-11-18T15:09:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T19:09:01","slug":"the-fda-just-quietly-approved-a-new-drug-for-smallpox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=96776","title":{"rendered":"The FDA just quietly approved a new drug for smallpox."},"content":{"rendered":"

FBI investigating vials labeled ‘smallpox’ found in lab near Philadelphia<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Posted by Admin Dee<\/p>\n

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The FBI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating \u201cquestionable vials\u201d labeled “smallpox” and found in a freezer last night at a Merck facility outside Philadelphia, according to an alert sent to Department of Homeland Security leadership on Tuesday night.There were reportedly a total of 15 questionable vials, according to the unclassified “For Official Use Only” alert, a copy of which was obtained by Yahoo News. Five of the vials were labeled as \u201csmallpox\u201d and 10 were labeled as \u201cvaccinia.” The vials were secured immediately.<\/p>\n

The discovery of the vials prompted a lockdown of the facility, which has since been lifted. The FBI and CDC launched investigations, which remain ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no indication that anyone has been exposed to the small number of frozen vials. The frozen vials labeled \u2018Smallpox\u2019 were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker while cleaning out a freezer in a facility that conducts vaccine research in Pennsylvania,\u201d a CDC spokesperson told Yahoo News.<\/p>\n

\u201cCDC, its Administration partners, and law enforcement are investigating the matter, and the vials\u2019 contents appear intact. The laboratory worker who discovered the vials was wearing gloves and a face mask. We will provide further details as they are available,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

Smallpox, a disease caused by the variola virus, is considered so deadly that only two labs in the world are authorized to store samples of the virus, including one in Russia and the other at the CDC in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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