Posted on 11/09/2002 11:17:31 AM PST by Tumbleweed_Connection
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:58:40 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The Pentagon has readied a plan for vaccinating some U.S. troops against smallpox and is awaiting White House approval before giving the first shots, said a senior defense official.
Amid heightened concerns about biological warfare, the Pentagon is pushing to provide every available form of protection for troops who may be exposed to germ weapons in Iraq or elsewhere. U.S. officials said this week that they believe Iraq is among four nations that have unauthorized samples of smallpox; the others are Russia, North Korea and France.
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