HHS Solicitation Announces New Non-Compete Contract with Chimerix for New Smallpox Drug
Interesting timing, to say the least. You can find some of our previous reporting about the smallpox issue below the PDF.
This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5. The purpose of this synopsis is to announce that the Office of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the ffice of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to negotiate a hybrid Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price sole source contract with Chimerix Inc, located at 2505 Meridian PKWY STE 340, Durham NC 27713 for the development and procurement of a smallpox therapeutic with a mechanism of action distinct from that of TPOXX® and with an NDA accepted by the FDA (PM NOTE: See our previous reporting about TPOXX here).
The Government intends to negotiate solely with Chimerix, Inc. per FAR 6.302-1 as no other source will satisfy agency requirements. The development of antivirals against smallpox was deemed important and essential in the Institute of Medicine report Live Variola Virus, Considerations for Continuing Research with the panel emphasizing the need for the development of multiple countermeasures with distinct mechanisms of action to obviate the potential for the evolution of viral resistance through selective pressure.
Under an Advanced Research and Development (ARD) contract that was awarded in February 2011, Chimerix, Inc. has achieved the following with the development of brincidofovir, a smallpox therapeutic: demonstrated effectiveness against variola virus in tissue culture and demonstrated protective efficacy in FDA approved animal models of orthopoxviruses. With a period of performance that ended in September 2021, to date, Chimerix, Inc. has completed late stage development of brincidofovir, a smallpox therapeutic with a mechanism of action distinct from that of TPOXX® and received FDA approval.
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Thought smallpox irradiated in US years ago…,
Influx of illegal migrants caused a resurgence!!!???
China and others are developing hyper deadly strains of bacteria to clean out entire continents.
This one is supposed to be combined with Ebola. A hemmoragic (sp) version.
Eradicated
Man, that ain’t good at all. Rich evil-doers busy at work. I doubt any of the readers of A.P. are surprised at these developments. O LORD, please protect and provide for us! in JESUS’ name.
Amen brother, Amen.
Chimerix snags a no-bid contract with Uncle Sugar on our dime?
Yep–it’s been “the way” govt contracts have been for quite a while. Corrupt politicians and unelected bureaucrats draw up specs for a block-buster deal, knowing full well that “their guy” is the ONLY one fitting each tittle and jot of the specs.
Of course–plenty baksheesh spread around like marmalade on an English muffin. Everyone gets fat on the deal–except the taxpayers.
Smallpox? It’s been treated successfully by Native Americans and First Nations for centuries with Sarracenia Purpurea (carnivorous pitcher plant.) White guys first became aware of it in the late 1700s and published results in 1862 and even in modern times!
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(02)61137-7/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29418910/
Both eBay, Amazon, your local herb store and others sell the extract. I ordered mine from a pharmacy in India–took 4 weeks to get here, but it came in a bullet-proof package and was dirt cheap.
DO YOUR RESEARCH and DUE DILIGENCE FIRST! Dosage, ages, contraindications, etc. This post is strictly informational and historical and NOT medical advice and any actions hereupon are 100% ON YOU!
FED GOV, Gates, Klaus Schwab, WEF, Big Pharma–you can ALL go where the sun don’t shine and kiss my ***! Me, my Family and Neighborhood Defense Team– we’ll all be around for quite some time–you and your stinking coof, smallpox, bigpox, nopox–ain’t gonna run us off!
Bank on it!