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ACAM2000 vaccine

Caption:

ACAM2000 vaccine.

Description:

In 2008, the U.S. military shifted its vaccine stock from freeze-dried Dryvax vaccine produced by Wyeth in the 1970s and early 1980s to Acambis's ACAM2000 vaccine. Both vaccines use vaccinia virus, a virus related to cowpox and smallpox viruses, but the Acambis product is grown in cell culture rather than on the flanks of calves. The ACAM2000 vaccine is shown here.

Creator:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Timeline Category:

Diseases & Vaccines

Smallpox