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File: 121096_sep96_decls16_0005.txt
Subject: DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Unit: OTSG
Parent Organization: HSC
Box ID: BX003203
Folder Title: DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Document Number: 1
Folder Seq #: 80
Nov 26, 93
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biological warfare threats to DoD personnel and forward that list to the DoD Executive
Agent through the ASD(HA).
7. The Commanders of the Unified Commands, annually and, as required. shall pro-
vide the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with their assessment of the biological
warfare threats to their theaters.
8. The Chair of the Armed Forces Epidemloiggical Board, in cons ultaflon with the
DoD Executive Agent and the Secretaries of the Military Departments, annually and as
required, shall Identify to the ASD(HA) vaccines available to protect against validated
biological warfare threat agents, and recommend appropriate immunization protocols.
F. PROCEDURES
The DoD Immunization Program for Biological Warfare Defense shall be conducted,
as follows:
1. The Commanders of the Unified Commands, annually and as required,.shall pro-
vide the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with their assessment of the biological
warfare threats to their theater.
2. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation with the Commanders
of the Unified Commands; the Chiefs of the Military Services; and the Director, DIA, an-
nually, shall validate and-prioritize the biological warfare threats to DoD personnel and
forward them to the DoD Executive Agent through the ASD(HA).
3. Within 30 days of receiving the validated and prioritized biological warfare threat
list from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the DoD Executive Agent shall, in
Chair of the
Armed Forces Epidemiology Board, provide recommendations to the ASD(HA) on vac-
cines and immunization protocols necessary to enhance protection against validated
biological warfare threat agents.
4. Within 30 days of receiving the coordinated recommendations of the DoD Exec-
utive Agent, the ASD(HA) shall direct the Secretaries of the Military D ants to
gin Immunization of the specified DoD personnel against specific biological warfare
threat agents.
5. For biological threats for which the only available vaccine is an IND, h shall be
administered under 21 CFR 50 and 312 (reference (g)) and the established IND proto-
co(and/or other applicable legal procedures.
G. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
The annual reporting requirements in section E., above, have been assigned Report
Control Symbol DD-POL(A) 1921.
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003203
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Folder Seq # = 80
Subject = DOD IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM FOR BIOLOGICAL WARFARE
Document Seq # = 1
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 06-DEC-1996