RE: Researchers in Oakland accidentally exposed to live anthrax

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List:

One wonders what is to prevent just such a human error with perhaps

a deadly virus, something spread from person to person. And all the

investigations afterwards searching for blame will do little to help, just

one barn door in an endless number of doors close after the horses

(or in this case microbes) have escaped.

Posted here June 9th, 'U.S. bioterrorism research leaps past defensive

tactics: "

http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2199592,00.html#

Gretchen

List owner

Re: U.S. bioterrorism research leaps past defensive

tactics

List:

And as we know from the Anthrax mail attacks, everyone who works with

super bugs will be TOTALLY trustworthy.... NOT. When some government

crackpot decides to release the new Pandora's box, will it even be possible

to counter it? And if there is no crackpot, then what about the often used

phrase " human error? " We think so highly of ourselves as a species with our

nature altering technology, then when things go wrong the 'justification'

for

almost all stupid mistakes is " We're JUST human. " And if no bug escapes by

accident or plan, there is the knowledge and there are so many ways for

that to get in the wrong hands.

Gretchen

List owner

[Guest guest]

So is the lab right at Children's Hospital Oakland

If so, how the hell did that happen

Sheri

At 11:40 AM 06/11/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>List:

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>One wonders what is to prevent just such a human error with perhaps

>a deadly virus, something spread from person to person. And all the

>investigations afterwards searching for blame will do little to help, just

>one barn door in an endless number of doors close after the horses

>(or in this case microbes) have escaped.

>

>Posted here June 9th, 'U.S. bioterrorism research leaps past defensive

>tactics: "

>http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~2199592,00.html#

>

>Gretchen

>List owner

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> Re: U.S. bioterrorism research leaps past defensive

>tactics

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>List:

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>And as we know from the Anthrax mail attacks, everyone who works with

>super bugs will be TOTALLY trustworthy.... NOT. When some government

>crackpot decides to release the new Pandora's box, will it even be possible

>to counter it? And if there is no crackpot, then what about the often used

>phrase " human error? " We think so highly of ourselves as a species with our

>nature altering technology, then when things go wrong the 'justification'

>for

>almost all stupid mistakes is " We're JUST human. " And if no bug escapes by

>accident or plan, there is the knowledge and there are so many ways for

>that to get in the wrong hands.

>

>Gretchen

>List owner

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>Our Anthrax information web site: http://www.dallasnw.quik.com/cyberella/

>/files/VAERS.pdf

>DESTROY QUARANTINED VACCINE:

>http://www.PetitionOnline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?robi2662 & amp;amp;amp;amp;1

>PETITION TO OVERTURN/REPEAL FERES DOCTRINE

>http://www.petitiononline.com/fd1950/petition.html

>To visit Dr. Meryl Nass's web site, go to: http://www.anthraxvaccine.org

>Also visit: Anthrax Vaccine Benefit vs Risk: http://www.avip2001.net AND

http://www.MajorBates.com/

>Anthrax Vaccine Network http://www.ngwrc.org/anthrax/default.asp

>Military Vaccine Education Center link, http://www.milvacs.org

>Sgt. Larson's story:

http://www.ngwrc.org/anthrax/heroes/sandralarson.htm

>http://www.avip2001.net/CongressionalTestimony.htm

>Tom Heemstra's new book -

http://www.anthraxadeadlyshotinthedark.com/index.html

>Contact list owner: Gretchen at: anna_nim@...

>

[Guest guest]

..> One wonders what is to prevent just such a human error with perhaps

..> a deadly virus, something spread from person to person. And all the

..> investigations afterwards searching for blame will do little to help,

just

..> one barn door in an endless number of doors close after the horses

..> (or in this case microbes) have escaped.

It likely occurs much more frequently than is ever reported in the

conventional " news " . There are several reports in the medical

literature--as well as a bunch of post-exposure protocols--to deal with

accidental exposure to various microbes. Those wouldn't exist if such

" breaches of containment " weren't frequent enough to warrant them.

Having been myself " exposed " to dead anthrax (and I would love to know

what else is in AVA), I would hope that the lab workers would know to

treat all Biohazard organisms with the same respect. What bothers me

even more is that anyone would be developing an anthrax immunization for

children. Is there something about our " biowarfare " arsenal that we're

not being told?

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