BW VACCINATION PROGRAM UPDATE

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Subject: BW VACCINATION PROGRAM UPDATE                                   

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Folder Title: STATUS REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION                                                 

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                                                     UNCLASSIFIED



                                      INFORMATION PAPER


                                                                DASG-HCD
                                                                25 Jan 91

         SUBJECT: Status Report on Biological Warfare (BW) Vaccination and
         Defense  Program (U)

         1. (U)   Purpose: To provide update on BW vaccination and defense
         program  in CENTCOM.

         2. (U)   Facts:

             a.                     anthrax vaccine is being maintained as the
         CENTCOM  vaccine reserve for treatment of anthrax exposed service
         members  (SMs).

             b.       In the first shipment of anthrax vaccine, there were


         CENTCOM was faced with a greater requirement, so they decided to
         vaccinate more SM's than they had doses to complete the two week
         vaccination series and depend on subsequent shipments.
         Administration of the second   dose has been started.

             C. @@ Next shipment of     anthrax vaccine
         estimated to depart on 30 Ja                 in the AOR      next,day.
         This shipment should take ca                                 equired to
         complete the vaccination for                                 de for
         vaccination of an additional

             d.  @ In the first shipment of botulinum vaccine, there were
         sufficient doses for             Botulinum vaccination program is
         continuing. Sufficient doses of botulinum vaccine
         estimated to depart on 30 Jan 91 in the same anthrax shipment above.

             e.                                            ill also depart on the
         30 Jan 91 shipment to be distributed according to CENTCOM's plan.



             f.  @ The
         blood samples will also depart on the 30 Jan 91 shipme
         assays for anthrax in blood samples are currently in the AOR.
treatment
         facilities.
         U.S. Army Medim:ilcal Research Institute of Infectious Disease at Fort
         Detrick as a contingency stock to support the AOR and defensive
         measures against potential terrorist use of anthrax in USAREUR and
         CONUS. USAF and USN will have to establish their requirements for
         procurement.

                                              MAJ Robert Eng/756-8163
         CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES
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Folder Title = STATUS REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION
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Subject = BW VACCINATION PROGRAM UPDATE
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