Anthrax Vaccination on troops
Are they being used as guinea pigs? Is there a safe vaccine yet?
Office of the Press Secretary
(Annapolis, Maryland)
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For Immediate Release May 22, 1998
FACT SHEET
PREPAREDNESS FOR A BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
President Clinton recognizes that the availability of biological agents
and advances in biotechnology mean that the United States must be
prepared for an attack involving biological weapons against our armed
forces or civilians.
Already, the U.S. military is working hard to defend against this
danger. The possibility that during the recent crisis in the Persian
Gulf region our forces might be confronted with biological weapons
produced by Saddam Hussein's secret program demonstrates the urgency of
this effort. Under President Clinton's leadership, the Department of
Defense has made real strides to protect American troops:
An additional $1 billion for chemical and biological defense were
added to the Five-Year Defense Plan.
Starting today, the Defense Department's vaccination program against
the lethal anthrax bacteria is being expanded to include not just
troops in the Gulf region but all active and reserve American armed
forces personnel.
America's military is also playing an important role in domestic
preparedness.
Under the Nunn-Lugar-Domenici Program, military experts are
participating in the training of emergency personnel in our 120
largest cities for response to a terrorist attack involving weapons
of mass destruction.
Today, the Department of Defense is announcing the selection of ten
states in which National Guard units will be specially trained to
assist state and local authorities to manage the consequences of a
WMD attack. The states are: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Missouri, Colorado, California and
Washington.
President Clinton believes we must do more to protect our civilian
population from the scourge of biological weapons. In his commencement
speech at Annapolis, he announced that the government would develop a
comprehensive strategy to address this threat. There are four critical
areas of focus:
First, if terrorists release bacteria or viruses to harm Americans,
we must be able to identify the pathogens with speed and certainty.
The President's plan will seek to improve our public health and
medical surveillance systems so the alarm can be sounded fast.
These improvements will benefit not only our preparedness for a
biological weapons attack -- they will pay off in an enhanced
ability to respond quickly and effectively to outbreaks of emerging
infectious diseases.
Second, our emergency response personnel must have the training and
equipment to do their jobs right. Building on current programs,
President Clinton's plan will ensure that federal, state and local
authorities have the resources and the knowledge they need to deal
with a crisis.
Third, we must have the medicines and vaccines needed to treat those
who fall sick or prevent those at risk from falling ill because of
a biological weapons attack. President Clinton will propose the
creation of an unprecedented civilian medical stockpile. The choice
of medicines and vaccines to be stockpiled will be made on the basis
of the pathogens that are most likely to be in the hands of
terrorists or hostile powers.
Fourth, the revolution in biotechnology offers enormous possibilities
for combating biological weapons. President Clinton's plan will set
out a coordinated research and development effort to use the
advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology to create the next
generation of medicines, vaccines and diagnostic tools for use
against these weapons.
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