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 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DOD S MANDATORY ANTHRAX VACCINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL HRG NO 106 26 COM ON GOVERNMENT REFORM U S HOR written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and published by . This book was released on 2000* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 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 200 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 Christopher Shays and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnesses include: Kwai Chan, Dir. of Special Studies & Evaluations, Nat. Security & Internat. Affairs Div., General Accounting Office (GAO), accompanied by Sushil K. Sharma, Assist. Dir.; Meryl Nass, physician, Freeport, ME; Randi J. Martin-Allaire, Eaton Rapids, MI; Roberta Groll & David Churchill, Battle Creek, MI; Michael Shepard, Savannah, GA; Kathryn Zoon, Dir., Center for Biologics Evaluation & Research, FDA; Gen. Eddie Cain, Joint Program for Biological Defense, DoD; Robert Myers, Chief Operating Officer, BioPort Corp.; & John Taylor, Senior Adviser for Regulatory Policy, FDA.

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 168 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 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 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 Gulf War and Health written by Committee on Health Effects Associated with Exposures During the Gulf War and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-12 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses the scientific literature concerning the association between these agents and the adverse health effects currently experienced by a large number of veterans.

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 Medical Readiness DOD Continues to Face Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are pleased to be here today to discuss our past work on the Department of Defense's (DOD) anthrax vaccine immunization program. As you know, 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. DOD considers vaccination one of the measures critical to protecting U.S. forces against such weapons. In December 1997, the Secretary of Defense announced a plan to immunize all active and reserve military personnel with a licensed anthrax vaccine. In August 1998, DOD began immunizing all 2.4 million U.S. military personnel-including all active and reserve personnel-against anthrax. Today we would like to provide a brief update on three key findings of our October 1999 report. The findings relate to vaccine supply, medical records, and efforts to educate service members about the program. We have also reviewed other aspects of the anthrax vaccine immunization program, including the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and the contracts with the manufacturer. Our related reports are listed in an attachment to this statement.

Download or read book Medical Readiness DOD Continues to Face Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are pleased to be here today to discuss our past work on the Department of Defense's (DOD) anthrax vaccine immunization program. As you know, 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. DOD considers vaccination one of the measures critical to protecting U.S. forces against such weapons. In December 1997, the Secretary of Defense announced a plan to immunize all active and reserve military personnel with a licensed anthrax vaccine. In August 1998, DOD began immunizing all 2.4 million U.S. military personnel-including all active and reserve personnel-against anthrax. Today we would like to provide a brief update on three key findings of our October 1999 report. The findings relate to vaccine supply, medical records, and efforts to educate service members about the program. We have also reviewed other aspects of the anthrax vaccine immunization program, including the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and the contracts with the manufacturer. Our related reports are listed in an attachment to this statement.

Download or read book An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-12-25 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1998, the Department of Defense (DoD) began a program of mandatory immunization against anthrax for all military personnel. As the program proceeded, however, some military personnel and their families raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine. Acknowledging both the need to protect military personnel and the concerns about the anthrax vaccine, congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out a research program on its safety and efficacy. To assist in the development of this program, CDC requested the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to review the completeness and appropriateness of the research program. In An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program, the committee makes an overall assessment of the CDD research plan and reviews the specific studies proposed by CDC in the three areas of efficacy, safety and acceptability. The committee also notes additional research needs that became evident following the bioterrorist events of 2001 and makes recommendations about the leadership of the research program.

Download or read book The Impact of the Anthrax Vaccine Program on Reserve and National Guard Units written by Christopher Shays and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1999-10 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program has 2 major problems. Reserve & Nat. Guard members are leaving mil. service citing unresolved safety & efficacy questions; & DoD is not keeping accurate medical records. Witnesses: Charles Cragin, Prin. Dep. Assist. Sec. for Reserve Affairs, DoD; MG Paul Weaver, Dir., Air Nat. Guard (ANG); Col. Fred. Gerber, Dir., Health Care Oper., Office of the Army Surgeon Gen., DoD; Col. James Dougherty, Air Surgeon, Nat. Guard Bur.; Lt. Col. Thomas Heemstra, Indiana ANG, Erlanger, KY; Maj. Cheryl Hansen, A.F. Reserves, Beaver, PA; Capt. David Panzera, N.Y. ANG; & Tech. Sgt. Wm. Mangieri, N.Y. ANG, Hopewell Junction, NY.