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Adverse events occur in British service personnel after anthrax vaccination.

Vaccine Weekly

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2003 JUN 4 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Adverse medical events have occurred in British service personnel after receiving anthrax vaccination.

According to a study from England, "The safety of the UK anthrax vaccine in British service personnel was evaluated by a retrospective cohort study of randomly selected personnel from five Royal Air Force bases by investigating adverse medical events and consultation rates for a period before and after vaccination."

"Vaccination acceptance rate varied from 27 to 89% (p=0.0001)," reported Joanne E. Enstone and colleagues at the University of Nottingham. "In the vaccinated cohort 11.1% (n=368) reported side-effects. The number of consultations in the year prior to vaccination (p=0.04) and RAF base (p=0.0085) were associated with side-effects. Only the RAF base remained a statistically significant factor (p=0.007) after adjusting for other factors."

"The anthrax vaccine resulted in mild side-effects in 11%, and no serious ...

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