[NVIC] Anthrax Takes A Stand

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" Protecting the health and informed consent rights of children since 1982. "

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For immediate release

Friday, April 1, 2005

National Vaccine Information Center

Stands with Anthrax Band on Informed Consent

Today at 2 p.m. EST at Sirius Satellite Radio’s Headquarters in New York

City, the National Vaccine Information Center will stand with the heavy

metal band, Anthrax, to kick off the band’s reunion and tour. Along with the

Military Vaccine Education Center, Alliance for Human Research Protection,

and Slave to the Metal Foundation, NVIC is joining with the band, Anthrax,

in protesting the forced use of the experimental anthrax vaccine by military

servicemembers and promoting the importance of the human right to informed

consent to vaccination.

Anthrax, a band known for its boundary-breaking music and independent

thought, is using the occasion of its reunion to raise public awareness

about the military’s forced anthrax vaccination program. The press

conference will include statements by Randi Airola, executive director,

Military Vaccine Education Center (www.milvacs.org); Barbara Loe Fisher,

president and co-founder, NVIC (www.nvic.org; www.909shot.com);

Kearns, a young anthrax vaccine victim; and Vera Hassner Sharav, president,

Alliance for Human Research Protection (www.ahrp.org. An except from the

documentary “Direct Order” on the military’s mandatory anthrax vaccination

program produced by will also be shown.

In December 2004, a U.S. District Court judge ruled the anthrax vaccine

is experimental and issued an injunction ordering the Department of Defense

(DOD) to stop giving the anthrax vaccine to soldiers without their

voluntary, informed consent. The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of

Health and Human Services have invoked the Emergency Use authorization given

to them by the Project Bioshield Act to get around the judge’s injunction.

NVIC filed an amicus brief, along with the Military Vaccine Education Center

and National Gulf War Resource Center (www.ngwrc.org), in the court case

brought by six soldiers against the Secretary of Defense to stop the

illegal, off-label use of the anthrax vaccine.

“The soldiers hurt by the anthrax vaccine, just like the children hurt by

mandatory childhood vaccines, had no voice and had no choice. If we want to

make sure we have the freedom to decide which vaccines we are willing to

risk our lives or our child’s life for, we need to get informed, get

involved and stand up for our informed consent rights just like the band,

Anthrax, is doing today,” said Fisher.

The National Vaccine Information Center was founded by parents of vaccine

injured children in 1982. For more information about anthrax vaccine or

today’s events, go to www.nvic.org.

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