RECOVERY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINES

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Subject: RECOVERY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINES                 

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Parent Organization: HSC         

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Folder Title: RECOVERY OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINES                                                 

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                                                    UNCLASSIF@-HCL/HCD
                                                              14 May 91

                                   INFORMATION PAPER

       SUBJECT: Recovery of Biological Warfare Defense Vaccines/Antitoxin (U)

       1. (U) Purpose. To provide information on the medical products
       recovered from Southwest Asia (SWA).

       2. (U) Facts.

           a. (U) MAJ Cline and CPT Whitten from the U.S. Army Medical
       Research Institute of Infectious Disease retrieved the unused vaccines
       and antitoxin from the 47th MEDSOM between 1-10 May 91.

           b.       The following table shows the total number of doses of
       each product sent into the SWA and the number of doses retrieved.

                PRODUCT


                ANTHRAX
                BOT VACCINE
                BOT ANTITOXIN

           c. @     Durina Operation Desert Shield                   anthrax
       vaccine and                botulinum vaccine were issued to  units and
       subsequently returned to the 47th MEDSOM. Since continuous    Storage
       conditions at the units cannot be absolutely verified and degradation
       may have occurred, it is recommended that these portions of the
       retrieved products be destroyed.

           d.       On 17 Apr 91, the refrigeration unit housing the anthrax
       and botulinum vaccines and botulinum antitoxin at the 47th MEDSOM
       malfunctioned due to an oil level drop in the diesel engine. This
       anthrax vaccine will be held in suspended status until it reaches its
       expiration date, on or about Jan 92. The testing schedule for new
       vaccine will not permit testing of returned anthrax vaccine at this
       time. If an urgent requirement occurs prior to their expiration date,
       these returned anthrax stocks will be retested to determine usability
       (test takes 30 days). The batulinum vaccine and antitoxin will also
irement.

           e.       Production of vaccines and antitoxin continues at a
       maximum pace. Although far short of the total requirements, current
       levels of these products in the CONUS base are as follows:







             Mrs. Francoise (756-8077)/MAJ Robert Eng (756-8163)

       CLASSIFIED BY: DASG-HCZ
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