Anthrax vaccine contract in peril
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061104/ap_on_he_me/anthrax_vaccine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061017/2006_10_17t092158_450x338_us_security_pentagon_anthrax.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=qvMkjW3gwUyaIO_X6Hemkg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="A Red Cross volunteer lies on the ground and waits to be diagnosed during a simulated infection of the Anthrax virus in a full-scale bio-exercise drill by the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) outside the Pentagon in Washington, May 17, 2006. The purpose of this event called 'Gallant Fox 06' is to enable PFPA and its federal, state, and local response partners to exercise an integrated public health and public information response to a bio-attack at the Pentagon. The Pentagon on Monday said it will force troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and South Korea to be vaccinated against anthrax, restarting a court-halted program after U.S. regulators declared the shots safe and effective. (Jim Young/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - VaxGen Inc.'s troubled $877.5 million federal contract to produce a new anthrax vaccine hit another snag Friday that delayed delivery of the shots a third time and jeopardized the struggling company's future.</p><br clear="all"/>