DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 216

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DOD'S MANDATORY ANTHRAX VACCINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL... HRG.... NO. 106-26... COM. ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, U.S. HOR...

DOD'S MANDATORY ANTHRAX VACCINE IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL... HRG.... NO. 106-26... COM. ON GOVERNMENT REFORM, U.S. HOR...

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform

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Published: 2000*

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DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 200

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DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel

Author: Christopher Shays

Publisher:

Published: 2001-06-01

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 9780756710866

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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.


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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.

The Anthrax Vaccine

The Anthrax Vaccine

Author: Institute of Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2002-04-18

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0309182743

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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.


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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.

Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP)

Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP)

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel

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Published: 2001

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

Author: Joseph H. Alexander

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2002-09

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 0756702100

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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.


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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.

Medical Readiness

Medical Readiness

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 64

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MEDICAL READINESS: DoD Faces Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

MEDICAL READINESS: DoD Faces Challenges in Implementing Its Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program

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Published: 1999

Total Pages: 55

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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.


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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.