Military Anthrax Vaccine Mandate is Upheld

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Source: CBS News/AP

Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit by Service Members who Question Its Effectiveness

(AP) A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a program that requires some members of the military to be vaccinated against anthrax over objections from service members who say the vaccine has not been proven to be effective.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington upheld a lower court's decision dismissing a case brought by eight service members who challenged the Food and Drug Administration's determination that the vaccine was effective.

The plaintiffs also wanted to stop the Defense Department's requirement that service members at risk for anthrax exposure must be vaccinated.

Anthrax is a bacterial disease caused by infection with spores that mainly affects animals but that humans can contract through skin contact, inhalation and ingestion. Inhaled anthrax is more difficult to treat and can be fatal.


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1. First we shipped Iraq the Anthrax . . . then we forced troops to take the vaccine . . .

good profit planning . . .