(Army)Soldier Has Reaction to Smallpox Vaccine

Associated Press ^

[RCW2001]

Saturday February 1, 2003 1:30 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) - One soldier inoculated against smallpox has suffered a potentially serious skin reaction to the vaccine, and officials are investigating whether a second ill soldier also is reacting to the shot, the Pentagon said Friday.

It was the first report of any serious reaction to Americans receiving the vaccinations, which began in December for the military and are just now getting under way for civilians.

The first case, a 30-year-old Army soldier at a U.S. base, was a skin reaction called generalized vaccinia, and officials were confident it was linked to the man's vaccination 10 days earlier.

In the second case, a 26-year-old Army soldier was admitted to an overseas military hospital for encephalitis, a brain disease that can cause paralysis or permanent neurological damage. Diagnostic studies could not confirm that his reaction was due to his smallpox vaccination. But he had received the vaccination eight days earlier, and the timing made authorities suspicious. They are investigating further.

Both men now are in good condition, the Pentagon said.

Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, said the reactions were not surprising.

``We can expect additional reactions to occur; some will be significant reactions,'' he said in a statement.

There has been considerable discussion about the vaccine's risks, which are rare but serious. Experts believe that out of every million people being vaccinated for the first time, between 14 and 52 will face serious, life-threatening reactions, and one or two will die. People who come into close contact with vaccines also can be injured.

The vaccine is made with a live virus called vaccinia, which can escape the inoculation site and infect other parts of the body.

Routine smallpox vaccinations ended in this country in 1972 as the disease was being eradicated from Earth. The last U.S. case was in 1949. But officials fear smallpox could return in an act of bioterrorism, and the military believes its forces, on the cusp of war with Iraq, could face a biological attack.

Vaccinations are voluntary for civilians, but mandatory in the military.

The military has not said how many operational forces it has vaccinated so far, but said the total exceeds tens of thousands. In addition, the Pentagon has vaccinated 3,665 health care workers.

The military vaccinations began in December and include up to a half-million troops in high-risk areas, particularly Southwest Asia.

So far, most of the reactions have been minor, the Pentagon said. Three percent of the people being vaccinated had to take sick leave, with an average length of absence of 1.5 days.

The Defense Department would not release the names or locations of the two people who suffered more serious reactions.

The first case was identified last Saturday. The soldier developed a rash about 10 days after being vaccinated that included several pustules, or pus-filled blisters. The rash appears to be ``generalized vaccinia,'' in which the virus travels through the blood and infects the skin.

Generalized vaccinia can develop into a serious skin condition, but in this case, the soldier is well and continues to work at his normal assignment, the Pentagon said.

The second case was identified Sunday. The soldier's was diagnosed with encephalitis, but since the he has ``markedly improved, is in good condition and is expected to be released from the hospital soon,'' the Pentagon said.

Encephalitis can cause paralysis or permanent neurological damage. Symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting and drowsiness. Based on studies from the 1960s, one person out of every 300,000 vaccinated are expected to come down with this condition.

[RCW2001]

Pull one of 'my' threads...HA!

[longshadow]

P-O-E
E-P-O
O-P-E

All, looking for the access codes to activate the CRM-114 Discriminator Circuit.....

In other good news:

Alpha One signed up 2002-12-23.
This account has been banned.

It would appear the "FormerLurker," er, I mean "Alpha One," has left the building.....

rest assured, he'll be back under a new name, to save humanity from the scourge of International Communism, immunization, and Fluoridation, and to champion the causes of Crop-circles and Sacred Geometry, time-travelling space aliens, and the protection of our precious bodily fluids.

I suggest we all toast our fallen nemisis by mixing a drink of grain alcohol and pure rain water.....

[Sabertooth]

Notice he refuses to explain the coincidence of his appearance IMMEDIATELY following the banning of FL, and subsequent posting of the same wack-job material FL was famous for.

Well, on the subject of coincidences, here's an item from FormerFormerLurker's first LibertyPost thread...

Title: I've just joined the banned from FR club.. :)
Source: Self
URL Source: None
Published: Dec 22, 2002
Author: FormerLurker
Post Date: 2002-12-22 17:40:42 by FormerLurker
337 Comments

Hey gang. Anyone here I know??

< -snip- >

335. To: jlogajan

Incidently, I have used MANY other sources than this one author. The most damning information against the smallpox vaccine is that from Dr. Hadwen, who was a highly respected doctor and surgeon at the end of the 19^th century.

In addition, the author that you find questionable utilizes JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Lancet, BMJ (British Medical Journal) and various other highly respected publications for his sources and references.

FormerLurker posted on 2003-01-11 00:09:23  
LINK

Tonight, Alpha One cited Hadwen at post #19, on this thread.

Also here, on the 24th ...

Walter Hadwen was a prominent physician in the late 1800's. The link I provided to Dr. Obomsawin's study is referenced and utilizes data from medical researchers. That's a far cry from what you're claiming.
LINK

[Constantine XIII]

Hey, be careful who you are bashing there, pal. Saber has been around quite a while and has a good posting record. He is also the Poet Laureate of Free Republic, IIRC. Can you point to something that shows how Saber, and modern medicine, are wrong?

Not to say you are a bad person or anything; I'm sure everyone in this discussion agrees 90% of the time on anything newsworthy, but we aren't easily dazzled by bs.

This isn't dimwitsunderdirt.com, after all! :o)

[woofie]

Its probably just a coincidence...

[Constantine XIII]

Gee, my hair is standing on end, kind of an electric feeling...

{dark stormclouds gathering...}

[Constantine XIII]

Gee, my hair is standing on end, kind of an electric feeling...

{dark stormclouds gathering...}

[Sabertooth]

Its probably just a coincidence...

Yep...

Title: How FR promotes death to America
Source: (Police State)Republic
URL Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/833693/posts?page=132#132
Published: Feb 1, 2003
Author: Me
Post Date: 2003-02-01 00:15:45 by FormerLurker
2 Comments

I was simply lurking around FR, and found the commies over there pouncing on some guy they thought was me. How so typical of the nazi mentality that abounds there. If anything, I'd say FR is controlled by ChiComs. For those that know their way around "TOS", check out AlphaOne's postings, including those related to North Korea, Iran, China, and Sun Tzu. I'd bet that's the reason he was banned.....

FR has protected those that wish death to America and it's citizens. What should we do about it?
LINK

[Let's Roll]

Thanks, Sabertooth. I am SO sick of that guy.

[woofie]

I notice you used the term "coincidence" at that other site...also a coincidence I think

Thanks for finding this guy

[longshadow]

If anything, I'd say FR is controlled by ChiComs. - FormerLurker

This is just too funny.

What a raving jack@ss....

[sitonit]

I too was vaccinated as a child. No one warned us it was dangerous when it was mandatory. I believe this is much ado about nothing!

[bonesmccoy]

The fact we are all susceptible to this deadly virus is due to the previous decision made by Bill Clinton. Clinton's CDC is the outfit that decided to abandon small pox vaccination production and to nearly rid the US of the only remaining vials of small pox virus.

I think CDC is playing up the risk of side effects in order to look good. They want reactions to be big news because they don't want us immunized for this biological threat.

As for me, WHERE IS THE VACCINE?

[discostu]

Man every time he gets banned I'm watching the Sopranos... of course I watch the Sopranos a lot.

[Sabertooth]

Man every time he gets banned I'm watching the Sopranos... of course I watch the Sopranos a lot.

You need to prioritize your reruns.

[discostu]

With 39 hours of the show out on DVD the show can really eat time. I think FL and I are a good comparison and contrast of unhealthy obsessions vs healthy. I love movies, I love complex movies even more, I love mob movies more than that, I love complex mob movies most of all. So I periodically obsess and knockdown the better part of a season (or a couple movies). FL desperately needs to be important and must be at the center of contrived controversy and make believe conspiracies. To the point of sneaking back onto places that have kicked him off to spam post the same completely disproven garbage over and over until his mouse melts down.

FL, I know you're reading this: rent movies. Or good TV shows. Sopranos, Babylon 5 (where the term lurker respawned popularity). Good complex interwoven plots spread over many hours of show that you can sink your teeth into and utilize your vast webbrowsing skill to read interpretations of. Much healthing than trying to convince the world that ChiComProgrammerSexSlaveTerrorists are deliberately poisoning AMerica with FlouridatedMercurySmallPox. And get a shrink while you're at it.

Good night all.

[DBtoo]

What does FFL stand for?

[TheFilter]

I was vaccinated as a kid too. Everybody was prior to, I believe, 1974.

My husband goes in for his smallpox shot next week and is not particularly concerned about it. I'll keep an eye on him, though. :)

[DoughtyOne]

I don't follow the reincarnation posts much. Heh heh heh...

[TomB]

Hello.................uh, hello?

(looking around empty thread)

DAMN! I have a few fluoride and tonics last night and go to bed early and I miss ALL the fun!