July 2003 Homeland Security Bill Emergency Information Page  (and related topics)

Posted October 22

E-News: Anthrax and Smallpox Editorials (NVIC) - 7/29/03

Review of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Collaborative Research Program - www4.nas.edu - 7/29/03

The Safety and Efficacy of Anthrax Vaccine for the U.S. Military - www4.nas.edu - 7/29/03

Degrades only slightly over time - Smallpox Vaccine May Provide Lifelong Immunity - www2.epediatricnews.com - 7/29/03

Recommended anthrax treatment, 60 days, may not be enough: research - Canadian Press via http://mediresource.sympatico.ca - 7/29/03

Posted October 21

Bush: Get Anthrax Vaccine - Newsday via www.aegis.com - 7/28/03

Posted October 20

Bioterror blowback - The Washington Times - 7/27/03

Posted October 16

Markey Calls Bush Smallpox Vaccine Compensation Proposal  "Vague and Limited" - Press Release (March 2003) - 7/26/03

Monkeypox Concerns Prompt Wisconsin Delegation to Send Letter to Secretary Thompson - Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. Press Release - www.house.gov - 7/26/03

CDC Prepares For Terrorist Attack - Smallpox Vaccine Guidelines Released - www.nbc4.com - 7/25/03

Smallpox vaccine program faltering - Gerberding says effort to immunize health workers ‘lagging’ - AP via MSNBC - 7/25/03

Posted October 3

Panel questions HHS on low smallpox vaccinations - www.govexec.com - 7/24/03

Program to Vaccinate Health Workers Against Smallpox Is Faltering - AP via naccho - 7/24/03

Grant Will Fund Research on Bioterror Vaccine - Roanoke Times via naccho - 7/24/03

House Approves Bioterrorism Conference Report - Ross Hails Vaccine Stockpile Provision as Important for Pine Bluff Arsenal - Press Release - www.house.gov - 7/24/03

Too much emphasis on bioterrorism - Scripps Howard News Service via http://newsobserver.com - 7/23/03

Smallpox vaccine program on hold - About 70 in Onondaga County inoculated before federal strategy changed. - www.syracuse.com - 7/22/03

Unused doses of smallpox vaccine will go to waste - www.wndu.com  - 7/22/03

Encephalitis Complicating Smallpox Vaccination - journal article - 7/22/03

Smallpox Vaccine Is 20 Years Out Of Date - Doctors and nurses in terror frontline are given old jags - www.sundaymail.co.uk - 7/21/03

“Smallpox Vaccine for Safekeeping” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/21/03

Small pox vaccine little used in area - www.thedailystar.com - 7/19/03

Posted October 2

“Focus on Smallpox Threat Revived” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/18/03

“State Defends its Smallpox Vaccine Plan” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/18/03

“House OKs Project to Stockpile Vaccines” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/18/03

Focus on Smallpox Threat Revived - Experts Say Immunization Program Is Crucial to Homeland Security - The Washington Post - 7/17/03

County workers conduct smallpox training - www.savannahnow.com - 7/17/03

CDC: Smallpox May Still Be a Threat - www.news8.net - 7/17/03

Anthrax hammers immune system - The Washington Times - 7/17/03

Posted September 16

Anthrax Bug Blocks Immune System - AP via CBS News - 7/16/03

Experts Question Bioterror Detection Gear - Some Security Experts Say Bioterror Detection Devices Unlikely to Stop Attack or Save Many Lives - AP via ABC News - 7/16/03

Biological Defense; House Backs $5.6 Billion Fund To Develop Bioterror Remedies - The New York Times - 7/16/03

Doctor: Anthrax vaccine caused problem  - www.dailyrepublic.com - 7/15/03

Anthrax Vaccine Moves Into Clinical Trials - www.defenselink.mil - 7/15/03

Weakened smallpox vaccine is safer, research shows - Reuters via Forbes - 7/15/03

Bioterror Self-Triage Hopes to Avert Panic - The Washington Post - 7/15/03

Australia a bioterrorism target, expert warns - www.theage.com.au - 7/13/03

Thompson seeks panel to track local bioterror aid - AP via www.wisinfo.com - 7/13/03

Posted September 14

Lots of smallpox vaccine will be thrown away - www.dailycamera.com - 7/12/03

Posted September 10

ACIP Against Expansion of Smallpox Vaccinations - ePediatric News - 7/10/03

Vaccines Against Potential Bioweapons - Medscape - 7/10/03

Monkeypox Illustrates Emerging Infections Threat - Smallpox vaccine suggested for exposed kids. - ePediatric News - 7/10/03

Posted September 7

E-News: US Military Violates US Constitution (NVIC) - 7/9/03

Marine Dismissed, Jailed for Refusing Anthrax Vaccine - www.foxnews.com - 7/9/03

Firefighters offered smallpox vaccine - San Bernadino County Sun via naccho - 7/9/03

Eczema: Promise And Pox - Drugs Improved, but Smallpox Fears Loom - The Washington Post - 7/8/03

State allows smallpox shots despite warning Panel opposes vaccinations for first responders - www.courier-journal.com - 7/8/03

Posted September 6

Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination - www.biomedcentral.com - 7/7/03

“Rats Confirmed as Monkeypox Source” - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/7/03

Posted September 5

Report Calls U.S. Agencies Understaffed For Bioterror - The New York Times - 7/6/03

Thousands of smallpox shots unused - The Post-Gazette - 7/4/03

Variolae Vaccinae – the birth of the fraud - www.livway.org - 7/4/03

Posted August 30

"Smallpox Vaccines Off to Slow Start" - http://www.immunizationinfo.org - 7/2/03

Procurement compromise possible - Anthrax vaccine standoff could be close to resolution in deal sparing non-biodefense research funds - www.biomedcentral.com - 7/2/03

Posted August 29

Scientist who took on smallpox finds a tougher nut to crack - The Guardian, UK - 7/1/03

Side Effects Feared: Only 119 Health Care Workers Immunized In Santa Clara County - Mercury News via www.bayarea.com - 7/1/03

Smallpox Vaccines Off to Slow Start - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - 7/1/03