Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher :
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 40,8 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,32 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 42,90 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Anthrax
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,42 MB
Release : 2002-04-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309182743
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.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform
Publisher :
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 32,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
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Author : Richard A. Hersack
Publisher :
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 22,32 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Anthrax
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations
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Page : 132 pages
File Size : 17,3 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 26,10 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Medical
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Personnel
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Page : 368 pages
File Size : 27,75 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
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Author : Committee to Review the CDC Anthrax Vaccine Safety and Efficacy Research Program
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 25,98 MB
Release : 2002-11-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309168953
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.
