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

Posted August 29

Next stage of smallpox plan delayed - AP via www.tennessean.com/ - 6/30/03

Study: Influenza May Be Next Bioterror Weapon - Reuters via ABC News - 6/30/03

Monkeypox Outbreak in the US: An Expert Interview With Cathy Roth, MD - Medscape - 6/29/03

Good news for smallpox vaccine volunteers: Acne-like outbreak not vaccinia - www.vidyya.com - 6/28/03

Smallpox shots to continue despite warnings - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 6/27/03

The spread of epidemiology - With the United States on high alert over the possibility of bioterror attacks, epidemiologists are in huge demand, says Virginia Gewin. - Nature - 6/27/03

Biotech firm set to test anthrax drug on humans - AP via The Boston Globe - 6/26/03

Report Cites Safety of Military Vaccination Program - Los Angeles Times via naccho - 6/25/03

Smallpox Shots Linked To Heart Problem - AP via www.intelihealth.com - 6/25/03

Smallpox Vaccine Has "No Serious Side Effects," Military Study Concludes - www.defenselink.mil - 6/25/03

Vaccination For Smallpox Is Rated Safe - The New York Times - 6/25/03

Response to Smallpox Vaccine in Persons Immunized in the Distant Past - journal article - 6/25/03

Focal and Generalized Folliculitis Following Smallpox Vaccination Among Vaccinia-Naive Recipients - journal article - 6/25/03

Pox to pimples; study says acne-like outbreak not vaccinia - Vanderbilt researchers hope study will allay anxiety of reaction if vaccine given widely - www.eurekalert.org - 6/25/03

Tests on Humans for Anthrax Drug to Begin - AP via The Herald-Sun - 6/25/03

Military Smallpox Vaccine Program Deemed Safe - Side effects from 450,000 vaccinations were lower than expected, researchers conclude. - www.healthcentral.com - 6/24/03

U.S. Studies Weigh Safety of Smallpox Vaccinations - Reuters Health via NIH - 6/24/03

Smallpox Shots Linked to Heart Problem - The Herald Sun - 6/24/03

Questions Mount Over Anthrax Shot - CBS News - 6/24/03

Posted August 28

Anthrax vaccine a deadly defense? - www.nwitimes.com - 6/23/03

CDC panel: Don't expand smallpox vaccine program - CNN - 6/23/03

Smallpox Vaccination Plan's Future Unclear - USA Today via www.intelihealth.com - 6/23/03

Ill. To Offer Vaccine Against Monkeypox - AP via www.intelihealth.com  - 6/23/03

Posted August 27

Smallpox vaccination plan's future unclear - USA Today - 6/22/03

Posted July 28

HealthBeat: CDC Comments on Smallpox Program - www.kelotv.com - 6/21/03

Posted July 24

Health officials probe ‘inadvertent’ vaccinations of pregnant women - Some women conceived before smallpox vaccination, CDC officials said. - www.idinchildren.com - 6/20/03

Panel Urges Caution on Smallpox Inoculation  - The Washington Post - 6/20/03

Experts Urge Hold on Smallpox Shots - NIH - 6/20/03

After The War: Biological Defenses; 2 Programs To Vaccinate For Smallpox Come to a Halt - The New York Times - 6/20/03

Ill. to Offer Vaccine Against Monkeypox - AP via The Herald-Sun - 6/20/03

“Few Sickened by Smallpox Vaccine” - 6/20/03

Posted July 19

Panel Warns on Danger of Smallpox Vaccine - AP via The Herald-Sun - 6/19/03

Few Health Workers Get Smallpox Vaccine - AP via www.intelihealth.com - 6/19/03

After The War: Biological Defenses; 2 Programs To Vaccinate For Smallpox Come to a Halt - The New York Times - 6/19/03

Court stands by decision on Gulf war syndrome - BMJ - 6/19/03

Biological Hazards Ahead - The New York Times - 6/19/03

Posted July 17

Raccoons, prairie dogs, and airplanes - by Randall Neustaedter, OMD - The Natural Health Newsletter - 6/18/03

WHO chief says SARS 'stopped dead in its tracks' - AP via www.redding.com - 6/18/03

Smallpox Vaccine Program for Monkeypox Attracts Few Volunteers - AP via naccho - 6/17/03

Tests don't indicate human-to-human monkeypox sprea - Two suspected cases would be first in Western Hemisphere - CNN - 6/17/03

AMA Pushes Bioterror Preparedness Effort - The New York Times - 6/17/03

Posted July 16

Smallpox 1947: "People were terrified" - Public health officials averted an outbreak with the largest mass vaccination in U.S. history. - www.ama-assn.org - 6/15/03

Indiana OKs using vaccine for monkeypox - www.indystar.com - 6/14/03

Wisconsin Offering Smallpox Vaccine toThose Possibly Exposed to Monkeypox Virus - AP via http://ap.tbo.com - 6/14/03

Posted July 11

Animal bans, smallpox shots ordered - AP via www.bayarea.com - 6/13/03

Indiana OKs using vaccine for monkeypox - www.indystar.com - 6/13/03

Attitudes of healthcare workers in U.S. hospitals regarding smallpox vaccination - journal article - 6/13/03

Monkeypox – Not Yet Wildfire, But Soon: Attack of the lowly prairie dog - Randall Neustaedter OMD - Natural Health Newsletter - 6/13/03

Monkeypox Virus Infections and Blood and Plasma Donors - FDA - 6/13/03

Wisconsin officials: Monkeypox spread from person - Prairie dog sales banned; officials recommend smallpox shots - CNN - 6/13/03

Patient may have spread pox to nurse - USA Today - 6/13/03

Coroner rules vaccinations contributed to reservist's death - http://nwitimes.com - 6/12/03

Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of Risk - http://healthlink.mcw.edu - 6/12/03

Smallpox Vaccine Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin - http://healthlink.mcw.edu - 6/12/03

CDC: Smallpox vaccine can prevent monkeypox - Prairie dog sales banned as investigation expands to 15 states - CNN - 6/12/03

CDC's Monkeypox Plan Offering smallpox vaccine - www.newsday.com - 6/12/03

Smallpox Vaccinations Are Urged and Prairie Dogs Are Banned to Halt Monkeypox - The New York Times - 6/12/03

Monkeypox Update: Bans, Vaccinations - Don't Release Infected Animals Into the Wild, CDC says - WebMD - 6/12/03

Monkeypox shows gap in bioterror readiness - UPI - 6/12/03

Questions and answers on monkeypox - AP via The Herald-Sun - 6/12/03

Monkeypox - Scientists are wondering whether the spectre of smallpox might be rising from the dead. Perhaps reincarnated in its close relative monkeypox, which is alive, well and spreading in Central Africa. - www.abc.net.au  - 6/12/03

Posted July 9

U.S. Urges Smallpox Vaccine for Monkeypox Exposure - Reuters Health via NIH - 6/11/03

Government bans prairie dog sales, calls for smallpox vaccine to control monkeypox - AP via www.sfgate.com - 6/11/03

As Monkeypox Rises, Smallpox Vaccines Will Be Offered - The New York Times - 6/11/03

HHS Proposes Smallpox Vaccination Compensation Plan - HHS - 6/11/03

HHS Announces Contracts to Develop Safer Smallpox Vaccines - www.omhrc.gov - 6/11/03

Secretary Thompson to Release $100 Million to Assist States with Smallpox Vaccination Programs - www.omhrc.gov - 6/11/03

Marine pleads not guilty in anthrax vaccination case - www.newbernsj.com - 6/10/03

Posted July 5

E-News: Marine Refuses Anthrax Vaccine (NVIC) - 6/9/03

The Suicide Squaddies - Two young soldiers have killed themselves after falling ill with suspected Gulf War Syndrome following the latest conflict in Iraq. - www.sundaymirror.co.uk  - 6/9/03

In post-9/11 world, vaccine research gains new respect - Bioterror, other scares fuel funding, technology, outside interest in science - www.sunspot.net - 6/9/03

Treasure trove of toxins - Scientist warns that pharma industry's castoffs could be source of new chemical weapons - www.biomedcentral.com - 6/9/03

Posted July 2

20 Cases of Disease Related to Smallpox Found in the U.S. - The New York Times  - 6/8/03

4 get monkeypox virus from prairie dogs - AP via The Herald-Sun  - 6/8/03

Pox-Like Outbreak Reported - 19 Ill in Midwest; CDC Issues - The New York Times  - 6/8/03

Posted June 28

BioSante, Army to create vaccines - www.chicagobusiness.com - 6/5/03

“Direct Order”: An Award-Winning Documentary Tells the Story of Members of the Military who were Ordered Against their Will to Take the Controversial Anthrax Vaccine - www.democracynow.org - 6/4/03

Biodefense Plan Greeted With Caution - Drug Firms Want Better Guarantees - The Washington Post - 6/4/03

Posted June 27

E-News: Public Debate on Model Health Law (NVIC)  - 6/3/03

Health Checks for U.S. Troops Coming Back from Iraq  - HealthScout  - 6/3/03