All doses will be given using informed consent, and as part of an experimental protocol. I imagine that FDA/CDC's attorneys are probably putting in a lot of overtime as they create a consent form that eliminates any possibility of liability (and culpability) on the part of the government entities approving and administering the vaccine.
Freepers and lurkers, PLEASE inform your postal carriers!
Yawn.
Before I address the vaccine, I saw on the FoxNews ticker yesterday a mention that the Hart Sentate Office Building decontamination had FAILED a SECOND TIME. What's going on there? I recall they weren't *sure* the gas would eliminate the anthrax but does this mean they've used it twice, with a third attempt to come, and failed to destroy the anthrax spores?
Onward to the vaccine: Fox News' coverage indicated the vaccine would be COMPLETELY voluntary with full and complete understanding it may do no good, it may have serious side-effects and is entirely experimental. I wonder if Sen. Tommy Daschle has lined up for it yet?
Further, I wondered if this is or is not the same as the Gulf War era vaccine which allegedly causes the so-called "Gulf War Syndrome" and, if so, would be a useful "test case" to prove or disprove all this assertion over the years that GWS was caused by the vaccine (whine, whine... service was not compulsory).
This is a fascinating event in our history of public health.