MINUTES DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE HOC WORKING GROUP

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Subject: MINUTES DESERT SHIELD BIOLOGICAL WARFARE HOC WORKING GROUP      

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          anthrax series on the next group of individuals on the C
          prioritization list. As of this meetina nn nnp
          the botulinum vaccine
          5. (S) Availability of Vaccine.

              a. LTC McKee reported the next shipment
          anthrax vaccine will be arriving 2 weeks later than expe
          due to difficulties in the potency testing. USAMRIID sh
          receive this shipment by 28 January and an additional sh
                          was expected shortly thereafter. A tota
                           shipped to theater.

              b. COL Bancroft stated the additional anthrax
          manufacturing facilities
          being readied for production. While this effort is on
          schedule, it is noted that there are many steps involved
          bringing them on line and delays not previously anticipa
          could occur.


              C. By the end of January,                of botulinum
          vaccine are scheduled to be shipped to USAMRIID.
          doses of the botulinum antitoxin were shipped to theater
          they are stored at the 47th MEDSOM. An additional
          are due-in to USAMRIID within 1-2 weeks.

          6. (U) Supply of Antibiotics for Chemoprophylaxis.

              a. It was reported that 20 million tablets of
          ciprofloxacin (5 million in strip packs and 15 million i@      1)
          had arrived in theater. Some of the strip packs have al:
          been distributed. Major Eng, OTSG, developed and sent ti
          theater a document entitled, "INTERIM MEDICAL DOCTRINE,
          TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFAI
          DEFENSE FOR OPERATION DESERT STORM". Additional guidancf
          the use of ciprofloxacin and other aspects of this progri
          continue to be issued from the CENTCOM Surgeon's office.
          remaining ciprofloxacin, 10 million tablets, will be shi]      .0
 Europe following delivery from the manufa(

              b. Fifteen million tablets of doxycycline have arri,
          theater and an additional 15 million are expected shortl,
          These tablets are at the 47th MEDSOM; however, they have
          received any guidance on how the doxycycline is to be
          distributed. COL Tomlinson recommended to COL Lewis tha,
          Joint Staff send a message to CENTCOM on this subject.

              C. At the present time, the committee does not feel
          should use their option to buy an additional 30 million        s
          of either ciprofloxacin or doxycycline.
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
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Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 08-NOV-1996