STATUS REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE VACCINATION AND DEFENSE

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Subject: STATUS REPORT ON BIOLOGICAL WARFARE  VACCINATION AND DEFENSE    

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                                         UNCLASSIFIED
             DECLASSIFIED                   INFORMATION PAPER
             ON: 05 DEC 96                                             DASG-HCD
             BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958                25 Jan 91

             SUBJECT: Status Report on Biological Warfare       (BW) Vaccination and
             Defense Program (U)

             I. (U) Purpose: To provide update on BW vaccination and defense
             program in CENTCOM.

             2. (U) Facts:

                 a.                     anthrax vaccine is being maintained as the
             CENTCOM vaccine reserve for treatment of anthrax exposed service
             members (SMs).

                 b.  @ In the first shi ment of anthrax vaccine, there were
             sufficient doses fo            1--iiiiii@t3ur- ro aar-e ser%,ice members
             (SMs) have received their first of two doses of anthrax vaccine.
             CENTCOM was faced with a greater requirement, so they decided to
             vaccinate more SM's than they had doses to complete the two week
             vaccination series and depend on subsequent shipments.
             Administration of the second dose has been started.

                 c.  @ Next shipment of anthrax vaccine
             estimated to depart on 30 Jan 91 arriving in the AOR the next day.
             This shipment should take ca                  doses deficit required to
             complete the vaccination for                  in 2b and provide for
             vaccination of an additional

                 d.  @ In the first shipment of botulinum vaccine, there were
             sufficient doses                  Botulinum vaccination program is
             continuing. Sufficient doses of botulinum vaccine for
             estimated to depart on 30 Jan 91 in the same anthrax shipment above.

          botulinum antitoxin will also depart on the
             30 Jan                o be distributed according to CENTCOM's plan.
             There w4                        the botulinum antitoxin in the first
             shipmen@

                 f.  @ The third shipment of                          for anthrax in
             blood samples will also depart on the 30 Jan 91 shipment.
                     or anthrax in blood samples are currently in the A
             Distribution of these assay is ongoing to medical treatment
                                            s
             facilities.    ILYGILIWAII.ITN              will be prepositioned at the
             U.S. Army Medical Res7arch Institute of     Infectious Disease at Fort
             Detrick as a contingency stock to support the AOR and defensive
             measures against potential terrorist use of anthrax in USAREUR and
             CONUS. USAF and USN will have to establish their requirements for
             procurement.

                                                   MAJ Robert Eng/756-8163
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             DECLASSIFY ON: OADR
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