FDA acts to remove unproven treatment used in ‘stem cell’ centers

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On behalf of FDA, on Aug. 25 the U.S. Marshals Service seized five vials of Vaccinia Virus Vaccine (Live), a vaccine reserved for people at high risk for smallpox, such as some members of the military. Each of the vials originally contained 100 doses of the vaccine, and although one vial was partially used, four of the vials were intact.

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