TRI SERVICE VACCINE TASK FORCE 7 DEC 90

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Subject: TRI SERVICE VACCINE TASK FORCE 7 DEC 90                         

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          SGRD-UWZ-H (7 Dec 90)
          SUBJECT: Tri-Service Vaccine Task Force (Appendix A)


          4. Over the past 20 years, the USAMRDC has switched its emphasis
          from diseases of mobilization (i.e. vaccines to prevent
          meningococcal disease) to diseases of deployment (i.e. vaccines
          to prevent wound sepsis). However, a major impediment to the
          determination of product efficacy has been the lack of a@true
          operational deployment scenario. Thus, we have the research
          requirement of determining true efficacy during times of actual
          deployment.

          RECOMMENDATIONS:

          I.Institute available IND Cholera vaccine immediately to
          prevent diarrhea due to LT enterotoxigenic E. coli and cholera
          (Appendix B).

          2. Institute available licensed Typhoid vaccine Ty2la
          immediately to, prevent Typhoid Fever (Appendix B).

          3. Institute available IND Hepatitis A vaccine immediately to
          prevent Hepatitis A (Appendix C).

          4. Expand use of Centoxin for prophylaxis to all wounded
          personnel with abdominal, chest, burn (to include mustard gas)
          and head trauma (Appendix D).

          5. Establish as hi gh priority the institution of a "Manhattan-
          like projectn to evaluate the above vaccines in a real
          operational setting and to develop specific vaccines for shigella
          sonnei, STLT and ST enterotoxigenic E. coli, West Nile Fever, and
          post-wound infectious agents.

          6. Create a Tri-Service Research Task Force to coordinate this
          high priority emergency endeavor and to provide expert advice and
          assistance on vaccines, etc. of benefit for Desert Shield to the
          Tri-Service Joint Technology Working Group for Infectious Disease
          under the ASBREM and to the USAMRDC for procurement of products.

propriate funding to accomplish this mission in a
          timely fashion.





                                            EDMUND C. TRAMONT
                                            COL, MC
                                            I6 Consultant, OTSG

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