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2002 JAN 30 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to survey military personnel about the anthrax vaccine in hopes of learning how fears about its safety can be lessened.
The Pentagon began inoculating about 2.4 million troops against anthrax. But the program has been on hold since 1998, after just 500,000 personnel had received the vaccine, because of a shortage of supplies. Some service personnel also have refused to take the injections because of fears of severe side effects.
Those long opposed to the military's anthrax vaccination program say the shots could be connected to complaints of chronic fatigue, bone and joint pain, memory loss and other problems. They also claim the military has not done enough to investigate the vaccine's long-term effects or whether it can be given safely with other vaccine.
The vaccine's only manufacturer, Lansing, Michigan-based BioPort Corp., insists the vaccine is safe. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, CDC To Survey Military Personnel On Anthrax Vaccine Worry.(Brief...