Download or read book The Anthrax Vaccine written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-04-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.

Download or read book The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by Joseph H. Alexander and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to service members' complaints of program insensitivity to adverse health effects, inadequate medical record-keeping, & heavy-handed program operation, the Committee initiated an oversight investigation into the design & implementation of the DoD force-wide, mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. The Committee measured the program against this standard: any expanded use of the same vaccine should be undertaken only with the greatest care & only to the extent necessary. As currently designed & implemented, the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program fails on both counts. The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program lacks a consistent standard of care & is designed to reach far beyond those at risk.

Download or read book Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Medical Readiness written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AVIP written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by John Warner and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses: Rear Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, U.S. Navy, Director, Intelligence Directorate, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Rudy de Leon, Deputy Secretary of Defense; David R. Oliver, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology; Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, U.S. Army, Surgeon General of the Army; Major General Randall L. West, U.S. Marine Corps, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness; Carol R. Schuster, Associate Director for National Security Preparedness Issues, National Security & International Affairs Div., U.S. General Accounting Office.

Download or read book Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AVIP written by W. J. Tauzin and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2000-02 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses: Rudy de Leon, Dep. Sec. of Def.; Tommy Franks, Jr., U.S. Army, Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command; Randall West, U.S. Marine Corps, Sr. Advisor to the Dep. Sec. of Def. for Chem. & Biol. Protection; J. Jarrett Clinton, Public Health Serv., 1st Assist. to the Assist. Sec. of Def. for Health Affairs; Anna Johnson-Winegar, Dep. Assist. Sec. of Def. for Chem. & Biol. Def.; Gaston Randolph, Jr., U.S. Army, Dir., AVIP; Fuad El-Hibri, CEO, Bioport Corp., accomp. by Robert Myers, Chief Scientific Officer, & Robert Kramer, CFO, Bioport Corp.; April Stephenson, Chief, Policy Programs Div., Defense Contract Audit Agency; & Kathryn Zoon, Dir., Center for Biologics Evaluation & Res., FDA

Download or read book The Anthrax Vaccine Debate written by Richard A. Hersack and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DOD s Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book MEDICAL READINESS DoD Faces Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department of Defense (DOD) regards the biological agent anthrax, an infectious disease that is 99-percent lethal if inhaled by unprotected humans, as the single greatest biological weapon threat to U.S. military forces. To counter this threat, the Secretary of Defense announced in December 1997 a plan to immunize all active and reserve military personnel with a licensed anthrax vaccine. The Secretary stipulated that immunizations would not begin until DOD (1) established a means of testing the vaccine over and above tests required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), (2) developed a system for tracking vaccinations, (3) approved operational and communication plans for the vaccination program, and (4) had an outside expert review the health and medical aspects of the program. In May 1998, the Secretary announced that his conditions had been met, and in August 1998, DOD began immunizations, giving first priority to personnel deployable to southwest and northeast Asia, areas where U.S. forces are considered at high risk of exposure to anthrax.

Download or read book Service Member Resistance to the Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by Stephen C. Allison and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current Department of Defense anthrax vaccination policy has suffered from phenomenally negative publicity, resulting in significant distrust and reluctance among military members. Criticism has come not only from Internet conspiracy theorists, but from prominent figures in government, in academia, and in the popular media. Service members fear dangerous health effects from the vaccine. Unprecedented numbers of individuals have refused to comply with the policy, either through open disobedience or by leaving military service. Serious questions about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine remain unanswered. This paper reviews the policy, the controversy surrounding it, and the historical context in order to consider options for future actions relative to the policy.

Download or read book The Anthrax Immunization Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Anthrax Immunization Program written by Christopher Shays and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses: Dr. Sue Bailey, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Dept. of Defense (DoD); Lt. General Ronald R. Blanck, U.S. Army; Deputy Surgeon General Todd Fisher, U.S. Navy; Lt. General Charles H. Roadman II, U.S. Air Force; Capt. Thomas L. Rempfer & Major Russell E. Dingle, Connecticut Air National Guard; Pfc. Stephen M. Lundbom, U.S. Marine Corps; Mark S. Zaid, attorney at law; Col. Redmond Handy, Reserve Officer Association; & Lorene K. Greenleaf, Denver, CO.

Download or read book Doctors for Disaster Preparedness U S Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program AVIP written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) presents its statement concerning the U.S. Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP), on March 24, 1999. DDP assert that the current anthrax vaccine has limited efficacy. The DDP recommend more research to provide better passive protective measures and better vaccines for military personnel.

Download or read book The Impact of the Anthrax Vaccine Program on Reserve and National Guard Units written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: