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November 18, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Tucson to Stage Large-Scale Bioterror Response Drill" Associated Press (www.ap.org) (11/18/02); Rotstein, Arthur H.

Local, state and federal agencies will participate in a large-scale bioterror response drill in Tucson, Ariz., this week that will test how fast law enforcement officials can dispense antibiotics and vaccines from the National Pharmaceutical Stockpile in case of a bioterrorism attack.  In addition to measuring the response time, the exercise will try to determine how many people health officials can treat in a crisis and what if any changes in the training of doctors and emergency technicians need to be made.  Hundreds of observers will watch the three-day training exercise, including Surgeon General Richard Carmona and officials from the Justice Department, who will critique the performance of emergency crews. Following the mock attack on Wednesday, emergency workers will take part in an exercise that will require them to administer tetanus shots to over 5,000 high school students in Mesa.

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