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Jan 21, 2003

Jan 21, 2003

IOM urges CDC to move slowly on smallpox vaccinations

Robert Roos
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Jan 21, 2003

(CIDRAP News) – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has urged the federal government to move slowly and carefully on its pre-event smallpox vaccination program, with a pause after the initial phase to assess the vaccine's safety before moving to a broader inoculation campaign.

Dec 23, 2003

Dec 23, 2003

Judge orders DoD to stop requiring anthrax shots

Robert Roos
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Dec 23, 2003

(CIDRAP News) – Stating that US soldiers should not be used as "guinea pigs for experimental drugs," a federal district judge in Washington, DC, yesterday granted a preliminary injunction against the Department of Defense's (DoD's) mandatory anthrax vaccination program.

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