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U.S. military wants to limit troops' anthrax vaccinations.(Brief Article)
2002 JUN 12 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Pentagon wants to abandon its policy of anthrax vaccinations for all troops and limit shots to those with the highest risk, officials said in May 2002.
A planned announcement of the new policy was delayed because of questions about how much vaccine American civilians might need in case of a bioterrorist attack.
In attempting to rebuild a program hobbled for two years by a drug shortage officials are considering such issues as intelligence assessments, dosing requirements and other national security considerations, said Jim Turner, Pentagon spokesman on health issues.
The program was started in 1998 to vaccinate all 2.4 million members of the active and reserve military but was radically reduced after factory violations by the nation's sole anthrax vaccine manufacturer left the Pentagon with a dwindling supply.
In addition, there was strong reluctance by some soldiers to take the shots.
The Food and Drug Administration cleared Lansing, Michigan-based BioPort's manufacturing plant in January 2002 to produce the vaccine and release 500,000 doses already made.
After a 3-month study on how to rebuild the program, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in April approved a plan to set aside the original policy of vaccinating the whole force, according to officials who have seen it.
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