BIO WARFARE VACCINATION TREATMENT PROGRAM 20 DEC 90

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Subject: BIO WARFARE VACCINATION TREATMENT PROGRAM  20 DEC 90            

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Folder Title: BIOLOGICAN WARFARE VACCINATION - TREATMENT PROGRAM                                              

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         DECLASSIFIED
         ON: 12 DEC 96                UNCLASSIFIED
         BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958
                                                             20 Dec 90

         TOPIC: Biological Warfare (BW) Vaccination/Treatment Program (U)

         DISCUSSION:

         1. @ Medical BW defense program is to protect the service member
         (SM) by vaccinating against anthrax and botulinum toxin. If the SM
         is exposed to these BW agents, treatment must be started
         immediately. Production for the vaccines, antitoxin, and
         antibiotics is being surged to the maximum.

         2. @ Anthrax

            a. "" Protection - For Desert Shield two doses will be given
         to each SM (day 0 and 14) and a good level protection will be
         achieved two weeks after the second dose. If vaccination begins on
         1 Jan 91                protected by 12 Feb 91. A third vaccine
         doses wiii
                   be given to sm to provide greater protection after all
         SM are vaccinated.

            b.      Treatment - Upon exposure, SM without symptoms will
         immediately begin taking Ciprofloxacin antibiotic and must complete
         the anthrax vaccination series. Each SM will be issued a 5-day
         blister pack 0            NLT 15 Jan 91 with back up stocks to
         treat a force             30 days. Additional stocks will be
         shipped.

         3. @ Botulinum Toxin

            a.  @ Protection - Three doses will be given to SM to provide
         a good level of protection. if vaccination begins on 1 Jan
         SM can be protected by 23 Apr 91. More doses will be avaiiadie to
         protect an additional           11 May 91.
                         §(,USCAPM)Wmust be given the botulinum
            b.      Treat nL
         antitoxin at the early appearance of symptoms. There is
         doses of the antitoxin; therefore, controlled use is critical.
cination Proaram can only succeed if §hV§Iqs$52(b)(1)
         CINCCENT support and assistance from the CENTCOM medical system.
         The Preventive Medicine Vaccination Team from CONUS will facilitate
         and assist in planning/execution of the program.

         RECOMMENDATION: @ Vaccinate U.S. Forces in the AOR as soon as
         possible against anthrax and botulinum toxin with existing vaccine
         stocks.


                                             MAJ Robert Eng/(703) 756-8163

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