Immunization Newsbriefs (c) Copyright Information Inc., Bethesda, MD. Brought to you by the National Network for Immunization Information (NNii). Visit NNii's new website at http://www.immunizationinfo.org.

------------------------------------------------------------

September 20, 2002

U.S. IMMUNIZATION NEWS

"Anthrax Inoculations of US Troops Resume: Myers"

Agence France Presse (www.afp.com/english/home) (09/20/02)

Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday that the military has resumed its program for giving anthrax shots to U.S. forces being sent to the Gulf.  On June 28, the Pentagon said it would give anthrax shots to key personnel being sent to high-threat areas for over 15 days; however, the inoculations did not start until earlier this week.  A previous effort to vaccinate all U.S. military personnel against anthrax was limited due to vaccine supply issues, but a new plant in Michigan is now producing thousands of anthrax vaccine doses a month.

Vaccination News Home Page

ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR LEGAL ADVICE.  THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.