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Subject: MINUTES OF THE DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE WORKING         

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Folder Title: MINUTES OF  THE DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE WORKING GROUP-7                                

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        5. @    Availability of Vaccine in CONUS.

            a. LTC McKee reported that USAMRIID was holding
                             of both anthrax and botulinum vaccine
        reserve. This stockpile represented the only reserve in tl
        country and limited quantities of vaccine were needed for
        health use (e.g., workers occupationally at risk).

            b. COL Erdtmann raised the issue of a strategic resern
        these vaccines in the event of a terrorist attack (e.g., at
        White House or the Pentagon) or for some other unforeseen
        requirement. In the absence of any additional information,
        committee felt that                      was a sufficient aT
        to hold in reserve and priority should be placed on the sh:
        of vaccine to theater. The committee did recommend that aE
        additional vaccine lots are manufactured and shipped to thE
        a portion of each lot could be added to the quantity held
        reserve.

        6. (U) Supply of Antibiotics for Chemoprophylaxis.

            a.   It was reported that 15 million tablets of
        ciprofloxacin (bulk) had already arrived in theater and th(
        first shipment of 5 million tablets, strip packs, would ari
        there with in the next day or so. Following the meeting,
        several members of the committee met and a decision was ma(
        send an additional 1 million tablets, strip packs, to the
        theater and the remaining 9 million tablets, strip packs,
        be sent to Europe and held specifically for medical defens(
        against anthrax. Thirty million tablets of doxycycline ha(
        been ordered and Army logistics would be receiving it in
        increments (the entire buy would be received by 22 Jan 91)
        shipping it to theater.

            b. The committee felt at the present time the options
        buy an additional 30 million tablets of either ciprofloxac
hould not be exercised. The committee was
        interested in how long it would take the companies to gear
        production, if additional quantities of either item were n(
        and the Pharmacy Consultant was to be asked to get that
        information.

        7.  @ Laboratory Update.

             a. COL Pick reported that a contract had been signed
        the purchase of an additional
        first increment being received on 11 Jan 91 and an additioi
        increments of

            b. COL Pick stated that the biologic agent diagnostic
        capabilities of the loth Medical Laboratory were being
        reactivated (established during an earlier phase of Operat.
        Desert Shield and then mothballed).

            C. The 50th General Hospital and the 996th VA Detachmi

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Box ID = BX003203
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Folder Title = MINUTES OF THE DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE WORKING GROUP-7
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Subject = MINUTES OF THE DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 08-NOV-1996