BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION GUIDELINES

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Subject: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION GUIDELINES                       

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Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION GUIDELINES-2                                                     

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          RMKS/1.       A theater-wide botulinum toxoid vaccination program
          is to be initiated within the following guidelines.
          2.       Personnel to be vaccinated
              A.        Only personnel prioritized by CENTCOM are to be
          vaccinated at the present time.
              B.        Limited additional quantities of botulinum toxoid
          vaccine will be available in February & March 1991 to vaccinate
          additional designated personnel in the AOR.
          3. (U) Botulinum toxoid vaccine information
              A.        The botulinum toxoid vaccine is administered as a
          0.5cc subcutaneous injection as outlined in the package insert
          and the educational materials provided with each vaccine
          shipment. Two doses are to be given approximately 14 days apart
          followed by a third dose approximately 10 weeks after the second
          dose.
              B.        Personnel can expect some burning at the injection
          site for up to two minutes after injection.
              C.        Side effects occur in four to eight percent of
          people. Less than six percent of personnel will experience mild
          local discomfort at the injection site lasting two to three days.
          Systemic reactions consisting of fever, malaise, headache, and
          myalgia may occur in up to one percent. Rarely (less than one in
          one thousand injections) an individual may be unable to perform
          duties for a day or two.
          4.       Botulinum toxoid vaccination administrative requirements
              A. (@ The vaccine is to be administered in an enclosed
          area. No media is to be present. No photographs are permitted.
          The concept is to keep this program as low key as possible.
              B. f@ Soldiers should have available and read the
          following statement immediately prior to receiving the botulinum
       toxoid vaccine:
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                          INFORMATION ABOUT BOTULINUM VACCINE

               You are being given a vaccine called botulinum toxoid
          because you are considered at risk of exposure to botulism.
          Botulism can cause serious paralysis or death. It is caused by
          toxins that interfere with the normal transmission of nerve
          signals. Botulism can arise from: (a) contaminated food and
          water, (b) Contaminated wounds, (c) A biological warfare attack.
          Symptoms of botulism can begin as early as three hours or as late
          as several days after exposure to the toxin. Symptoms include
          blurred vision, generalized weakness, difficulty in swallowing
          and talking. Treatment after exposure is primarily supportive
          and there is an antitoxin/antidote which may be beneficial. Your

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