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The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work?
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The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work?
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by Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine, Medical Follow-Up Agency, Lois M. Joellenbeck, and Lee L. Zwanziger
Sales Rank : 1878864
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: National Academies Press; 1 edition April 18, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0309083095
ISBN-13: 978-0309083096
Product Dimensions:
9.1 x 6 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
Product Description
Summary of the Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine which was congressionally mandated for the Department of Defense. Committee reviewed data and assessed the efforts to resolve manufacturing issues and resume production and distribution of the vaccine. Softcover.
Book Description
The vaccine used to protect humans against the anthrax disease, called Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), was licensed in 1970. It was initially used to protect people who might be exposed to anthrax where they worked, such as veterinarians and textile plant workers who process animal hair. When the U. S. military began to administer the vaccine, then extended a plan for the mandatory vaccination of all U. S. service members, some raised concerns about the safety and efficacy of AVA and the manufacture of the vaccine. In response to these and other concerns, Congress directed the Department of Defense to support an independent examination of AVA.
The Anthrax Vaccine: Is It Safe? Does It Work? reports the study’s conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine.
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