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Note 3 - Procurement Contracts and Research Agreements (Details Textual) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 55 Months Ended | 67 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Sep. 28, 2022 USD ($) | May 12, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 10, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Feb. 29, 2024 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  | 1,488,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,000 |  |
Number of Vials in a Course |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 |  |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  | 602,500,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 602,500,000 | $ 602,500,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities |  |  | $ 51,700,000 | 51,700,000 |  |  |  |  | 51,700,000 | 51,700,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract Value Related To Exercised Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 407,100,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options |  |  |  | 143,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 143,700,000 |  |  |  |
Base Period of Performance, Exercise of Options, Term (Year) |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Delivery of Courses |  |  | $ 11,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Number of Deliveries |  |  | 35,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Manufacture of Courses |  |  | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Advanced Development |  |  | 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Supportive Procurement Activities |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100,000 |  |  |  |
Number of Courses Delivered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,700 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Other Base Period Activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Remaining Related to Exercised Options |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 407,100,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Unexercised Options, Supportive Procurement Activities |  |  |  | 5,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 5,600,000 | 5,600,000 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | 1,600,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | 14,700,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000 |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  | 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 3,600,000 | 3,600,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Unexercised Options, Delivery of Courses |  |  |  | 112,500,000 |  |  |  |  | 112,500,000 | 112,500,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Unexercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 | $ 10,200,000 |  |  |  |
Number of Manufacturing Steps |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV BDS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Base Period, Value of Award for Delivery and Support Activities, Manufacture of Courses |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from the Delivery of Courses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Total |  |  |  | $ 20,500,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 20,500,000 | $ 20,500,000 |  |  | $ 3,200,000 |
Government Contract, Number of Options for Manufacture of Product |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Courses Manufactured Upon Exercise of Options |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |  | 32,000 | 32,000 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV FDP Containing IV BDS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Total |  |  |  | $ 20,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 300,000 | $ 20,500,000 | $ 20,500,000 |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  | $ 51,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 51,200,000 | $ 51,200,000 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  |  | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Delivery of Courses |  |  |  | $ 337,700,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 337,700,000 | $ 337,700,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Exercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  | 14,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 14,600,000 | 14,600,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Total Amount of Exercised Options, Delivery of Materials |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 337,700,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Payments Received for Post-marketing Activities |  |  |  | 8,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | IV FDP [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  | $ 25,600,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 25,600,000 | $ 25,600,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Number of Options for Manufacture of Product |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Courses Manufactured Upon Exercise of Options |  |  |  | 32,000 |  |  |  |  | 32,000 | 32,000 |  |  |  |
The 19C BARDA Contract [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Courses to Be Delivered |  |  | 212,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
IC BARDA [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options, Manufacture of Courses |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 10,200,000 | $ 10,200,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Related to Unexercised Options, Funding of Post-Marketing Activities |  |  |  | 25,600,000 |  |  |  |  | 25,600,000 | 25,600,000 |  |  |  |
U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options | $ 5,500,000 | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  |  | 5,100,000 |  | $ 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value Ordered | $ 5,100,000 | $ 3,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Option Exercised |  |  |  |  | 5,500,000 | $ 3,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International Procurement [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value, Payments Currently Specified as Unexercised Options |  |  |  | 6,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Delivery of Material |  |  |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |
International Procurement [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] | Scenario, Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Value of Award |  |  |  | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 14,000,000 | 14,000,000 |  |  |  |
International Procurement [Member] | Oral TPOXX [Member] | Transferred at Point in Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | 8,000,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Contract [Member] | Meridian Medical Technologies [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Delivery of Material |  |  |  | 700,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 700,000 | $ 700,000 |  |  |  |
The PEP Label Expansion R & D Contract with the Department of Defense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Government Contract, Increased Value of Award |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 27,000,000
The PEP Label Expansion R & D Contract with the Department of Defense [Member] | Transferred over Time [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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