The 2002 FDA-approved package insert acknowledges both six deaths related to anthrax vaccine and also a wide range of autoimmune disorders.[viii] In November 2005, Newsday reported that FDA has now quietly admitted to 21 deaths.[ix] A wide range of credible media sources have reported these adverse reactions and deaths over many years.
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Perhaps one general or admiral will finally have the guts to acknowledge
what is now obvious:
that the anthrax vaccine experiment, justified by willful mistruths about
the threat, was morally and ethically wrong;
that the anthrax vaccine experiment, justified by willful mistruths about
the threat, was morally and ethically wrong;
that the on-going cover-up of the deaths and illnesses associated with the
anthrax vaccine is criminal and should be prosecuted under the UCMJ; and,
that the military leaderships' years of silence and unwillingness to
protect the warriors from the Pentagon's medical bureaucrats has been
cowardly.
Therefore, taking the anthrax vaccine isn't patriotic, or a sign of loyalty
to the chain of command. It is simply aiding and abetting a crime by a
Pentagon leadership, during both the Clinton and Bush Administrations, that
has had no respect for either the law -- or for the soldiers, sailors,
airmen and Marines who serve them.
Those responsible must now be held accountable.
Until there is full accountability, if you are asked to "volunteer" for the
anthrax vaccine, follow former First Lady Nancy Reagan's advice about
illegal drugs: "Just Say No."
John Richardson is a retired USAF Reserve lieutenant colonel, a 1991 Gulf
War veteran, and served as a policy analyst on the Joint Staff (J-5) from
1992-1998.
I choke when I see a statement like that.
Vaccine Combined With Short-term Postexposure Antibiotics Protects Monkeys From Inhalational Anthrax
As noted by the authors, following the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, approximately 10,000 people were offered 60 days of antibiotic therapy to prevent inhalational anthrax. Adverse events associated with this regimen--including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness--were commonly reported. More importantly, only about 44 percent of people completed the whole 60-day course. Thus, minimizing the duration of postexposure antibiotic treatment could be crucial to a successful defense against a large-scale anthrax attack.
If I lived in a city with a major league sports team, or I went back in the service, I would take this vaccine in a New York minute. BTW, I was born and grew up in Manhattan. I live a few miles north in the Bronx now.