Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309182743
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.
The Anthrax Vaccine
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309182743
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309182743
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA. The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.
The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthrax
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthrax
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The Anthrax Vaccine Debate
Author: Richard A. Hersack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthrax
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Anthrax
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
The Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Author: Joseph H. Alexander
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756702100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Responding to service members' complaints of program insensitivity to adverse health effects, inadequate medical record-keeping, & heavy-handed program operation, the Committee initiated an oversight investigation into the design & implementation of the DoD force-wide, mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. The Committee measured the program against this standard: any expanded use of the same vaccine should be undertaken only with the greatest care & only to the extent necessary. As currently designed & implemented, the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program fails on both counts. The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program lacks a consistent standard of care & is designed to reach far beyond those at risk.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756702100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
Responding to service members' complaints of program insensitivity to adverse health effects, inadequate medical record-keeping, & heavy-handed program operation, the Committee initiated an oversight investigation into the design & implementation of the DoD force-wide, mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program. The Committee measured the program against this standard: any expanded use of the same vaccine should be undertaken only with the greatest care & only to the extent necessary. As currently designed & implemented, the Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program fails on both counts. The Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program lacks a consistent standard of care & is designed to reach far beyond those at risk.
Gulf War and Health
Author: Committee on Health Effects Associated with Exposures During the Gulf War
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309171628
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses the scientific literature concerning the association between these agents and the adverse health effects currently experienced by a large number of veterans.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309171628
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The men and women who served in the Gulf War theater were potentially exposed to a wide range of biological and chemical agents. Gulf War and Health: Volume 1 assesses the scientific literature concerning the association between these agents and the adverse health effects currently experienced by a large number of veterans.
The Anthrax Immunization Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
DOD's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program for Military Personnel
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
Publisher:
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program
Author: Committee to Review the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168953
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In 1998, the Department of Defense (DoD) began a program of mandatory immunization against anthrax for all military personnel. As the program proceeded, however, some military personnel and their families raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine. Acknowledging both the need to protect military personnel and the concerns about the anthrax vaccine, congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out a research program on its safety and efficacy. To assist in the development of this program, CDC requested the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to review the completeness and appropriateness of the research program. In An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program, the committee makes an overall assessment of the CDD research plan and reviews the specific studies proposed by CDC in the three areas of efficacy, safety and acceptability. The committee also notes additional research needs that became evident following the bioterrorist events of 2001 and makes recommendations about the leadership of the research program.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309168953
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
In 1998, the Department of Defense (DoD) began a program of mandatory immunization against anthrax for all military personnel. As the program proceeded, however, some military personnel and their families raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of the anthrax vaccine. Acknowledging both the need to protect military personnel and the concerns about the anthrax vaccine, congress directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to carry out a research program on its safety and efficacy. To assist in the development of this program, CDC requested the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee to review the completeness and appropriateness of the research program. In An Assessment of the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program, the committee makes an overall assessment of the CDD research plan and reviews the specific studies proposed by CDC in the three areas of efficacy, safety and acceptability. The committee also notes additional research needs that became evident following the bioterrorist events of 2001 and makes recommendations about the leadership of the research program.
Department of Defense Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program
Author: John Warner
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756709768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Witnesses: Rear Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, U.S. Navy, Director, Intelligence Directorate, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Rudy de Leon, Deputy Secretary of Defense; David R. Oliver, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology; Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, U.S. Army, Surgeon General of the Army; Major General Randall L. West, U.S. Marine Corps, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness; Carol R. Schuster, Associate Director for National Security Preparedness Issues, National Security & International Affairs Div., U.S. General Accounting Office.
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0756709768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Witnesses: Rear Admiral Lowell E. Jacoby, U.S. Navy, Director, Intelligence Directorate, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Rudy de Leon, Deputy Secretary of Defense; David R. Oliver, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology; Lt. Gen. Ronald R. Blanck, U.S. Army, Surgeon General of the Army; Major General Randall L. West, U.S. Marine Corps, Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness; Carol R. Schuster, Associate Director for National Security Preparedness Issues, National Security & International Affairs Div., U.S. General Accounting Office.