US seeks UK and Russian anthrax vaccines

[Guest guest]

Hi

This arrived on my desk last night. I have highlighted the words that made me

sit up and take notice! " ... as safe as the US made vaccine. " Bloody cheek!

;-)

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From Reuters,

http://dailynews./h/nm/20011102/sc/attack_anthrax_vaccine_dc_5.html

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Friday November 2 6:08 PM ET

U.S. Seeks British, Russian anthrax Vaccine

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Tracking anthrax

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are making efforts to acquire

doses of British- or Russian-made anthrax vaccines to help protect

against the biological weapon, Health and Human Services (news - web

sites) Secretary Tommy said on Friday.

The only U.S. maker, Bioport Corp., is waiting for Food and Drug

Administration (news - web sites) clearance to ship its vaccine.

, speaking to reporters during a telephone briefing, said

Bioport had 5.4 million doses ready to go if the FDA gives approval.

Asked whether he was trying to obtain additional supplies from English

or Russian vaccine makers, said ``yes.''

He said the manufacturers had not done tests to determine whether the

foreign-made vaccines were as safe as the U.S. immunizations ``and

that's one of the problems.''

Officials have encouraged offshore manufacturers to present safety

data to the FDA as soon as possible, said Lillibridge, one of

's top bioterrorism advisers.

``Arrangements have been made for several people to provide such

information and that's in progress,'' Lillibridge said.

The British vaccine has some side effects, and the Russian one is made

with live anthrax bacteria and deemed unsafe for human use by the U.S.

government, scientists have said.

Most of the Bioport vaccines are under the control of the Pentagon

(news - web sites) for vaccinating U.S. troops that might be targets

of biological weapons on the battlefield.

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (news

- web sites) also want to have the vaccine available for

decontamination personnel and state and private laboratory workers who

might be exposed to anthrax bacteria.

Bioport is based in Lansing, Michigan.

[Guest guest]

At 03:59 AM 11/03/2001 EST, you wrote:

>Hi

>

>This arrived on my desk last night. I have highlighted the words that made

me

>sit up and take notice! " ... as safe as the US made vaccine. " Bloody cheek!

>;-)

>

YOur highlights didn't show up but here's what I like

" The only U.S. maker, Bioport Corp., is waiting for Food and Drug

Administration (news - web sites) clearance to ship its vaccine. " -

clearance to ship - I think I missed step here - how about clearance to

make it again and clearance to dump the contaminated crap stored there

" >The British vaccine has some side effects, and the Russian one is made

>with live anthrax bacteria and deemed unsafe for human use by the U.S.

>government, scientists have said. " - so why are we even having this

conversatoin????????

Sheri

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>>From Reuters,

>http://dailynews./h/nm/20011102/sc/attack_anthrax_vaccine_dc_5.html

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>Friday November 2 6:08 PM ET

>U.S. Seeks British, Russian anthrax Vaccine

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