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No silver bullet against extremists at US biodefense labs, security report says

Snippets: There is no "silver bullet" ensuring that no would-be bioterrorist finds a job at a U.S. disease research laboratory, however measures can be taken to prevent dangerous materials from being diverted for harmful purposes, a panel of experts said today.

As of February, roughly 400 research entities were registered and roughly 15,300 individuals were cleared to have access to select agents, which include anthrax, smallpox and the Ebola virus, the NRC report states.

Study reveals that most Americans will refuse FDA authorized emergency use H1N1 flu vaccine

Snippet: The study, available online today in Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, found that fewer than 10 percent of those surveyed said they would be willing to take such a vaccine or drug and nearly 30 percent remained undecided.

1,335 posted on 10/01/2009 10:15:11 PM PDT by MamaDearest
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To: MamaDearest

Thank you for the links MamaDearest.
I appreciate it.


1,336 posted on 10/01/2009 10:38:52 PM PDT by Cindy
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