EXCLUSIVE: Anthrax vaccine ruled illegal for mandated military use

[rawstory]

Hasn't hit the wires yet, so thought y'all would appreciate knowing the story:

By John Byrne | RAW STORY Editor

A District of Columbia Federal Court issued a long-awaited ruling on the licensure of the anthrax vaccine, ruling that the vaccine had never properly been tested or approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and that its mandated use by the U.S. military was voided without informed consent.

The outcome is the product of a suit filed by six anonymous servicemembers who refused to take the vaccine, asserting that it was unsafe and never properly licensed.

Hundreds of servicemembers have become ill as a result of the vaccine. RAW STORY profiled four of them earlier this month. The site has also documented how the manufacturer of the vaccine, BioPort, used local fears to try and net a federal contract, while violating regulations.

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As such, the military can no longer mandate that the anthrax vaccine be given to servicemembers. Some two million Americans have received the anthrax vaccine since it was developed over 50 years ago.

“The involuntary anthrax vaccine program, as applied to all persons, is rendered illegal absent informed consent or a presidential waiver,” (Federal judge Emmet G.) Sullivan stated.

http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=373

Ruling: http://bluelemur.com/pdfs/anthraxruling.pdf

[Hoffnung]

1. Thanks for posting this!

[rawstory]

2. you're welcome!

I had sent out a press advisory earlier this week to 962 reporters and no one seemed to care about how this vaccine is ravaging the lives of our troops -- i was amazed to see the government actually taking the media's role on this!

[luaneryder]

3. Thank you

I'm so damn tired of the military being used as guinea pigs. Every month as I stood online for 4 years I was laways wondering if the shot I was getting that day would kill me then or later.