DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG                       

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000036

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3  EOC INCOMING MSGS  29 DEC 90                                                       

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         89



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  EQUIPMENT  IN THEATER?
  AB. THE U.S. AND OTHER ALLIES HAVE DETECTION SYSTEMS. 17 WOULD NOT
  BE APPROPRIATE TO DISCUSS DETAILS OF THE OPERATION OR LOCATION OF
  THESE SYSTEMS.
  C9. HOW ARE UNVACCINATED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO BW AGENTS
  TREAT E-D.? I..
  A9. TREATMENT VARIES WITH THE TYPE OF BW AGENT USED. ANTIBIOTICS
  AND ANTI-TOXINS ARE AMONG THE TREATMENTS USED FOR EXPOSTD
  INDIVXDUALS*              I                                                           I
  QIO. CAN ANTIBIOTICS BE-USED FOR PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO ANY
  BIOLOGICAL AGENT?
  A10. TREATMENT REGIMES VARY OVER THE RANGE OF POSSIBLE AGENTS. WE
  WON'T DISCUSS THE DETAILS FOR OPERATIONAL SECURITY REASONS.
  Qll. ARE THERE SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF VACCINES AVAILABLE TO
  VACCINATE EVERYONE AT RISK? IF THERE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES
  AVAILABLEE HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED AMOUNTS?
  ALL. WE HAVE SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES OF VACCINE AGAINST-THE HIGHEST
  THREAT AGENTS TO INOCULATE THOSE PERSONNEL WE BELIEVE WOULD BE MOST




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  AT RISKP AND WE WILL CONTINUE ACCELERATED PRODUCTION OF THE VACCINE
  SO WE CAN CONTINUE INOCULATING SERVICE PERSONNEL IN LARGER NUMBERS.
  FOR OPERATIONAL SECURZTY REASONS WE HILL NOT DISCUSS WHICH PERSONNEL
  WILL BE VACCINATED.
  QIZ* IS IT TRUE THERE IS ONLY (]NE U.S. MANUFACTURER OR SOURCE OF
  THE VACCINES?
  A12. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SOURCES FOR EACH OF THE VACCINES WE PLAN TO
  USE IN THE AOR. IT WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE TO IDENTIFY THESE
  SOURCES.
  Q13. HOW ER-FECTZVE ZS THE VACCINE? HOW SAFE IS IT?
  A13. THE SINGLE MOST EFFECTIVE PROTECTION AGAINST BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
@-UE            L-PROTECTIVE       ---VACCINES AUGMENT THAT PR        ON
  AND ARE GENERALLY QUITE EFFECTIVE. HOWEVER* ANY VACCINE CAN BE
  OVERWHELMED BY-A SUFFICIENT CONCENTRATION OF A GIVEN BW AGENT.
  014. HAVE THE VACCINES BEEN TESTED*
  A14. YES. ALL VACCINES WE USE HAVE BEEN TESTED.
ONS
  REQUIRED?
  A15.  A SERIES OF VACCINATIONS ARE REQUIRED BY INJECTION IN THE
  UPPER ARM.




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  Q16. WHAT ARE THE SIDE   EFFECTS OF THE VACCINES? ARE YOU EXPECTING
  NUMBERS OF PERSONNEL TO  BE UNAVAILABLE FOR DUTY BECAUSE OF ADVERSE
  REACTIONS TO THE VACCINES? HOW MANY? HOW LONG?
  A16. MILD SIDE EFFECTS MAY OCCUR CONSISTING OF REDNESS AND SWELLING
  AT THE INJECTION SITE. THIS REACTION DOES NOT LIMIT SERVICE
  PERSONNEL IN THEIR DUTIES AND IS NO MORE SEVERE THAN REACTIONS
  ASSOCIATED WITH VACCINATIONS FOR CHILDHOOD DISEASES.
  QIT. ARE THE VACCINES SAFE FOR PREGNANT SERVICE WOMEN?
  A17. ADMINISTRATION OF ANY VACCINE CURING PREGNANCY SHOULD      BE




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File Room = mar96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000036
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 EOC INCOMING MSGS 29 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 89
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG
Document Seq # = 2002
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996