Mandatory Military Anthrax Vaccinations Ruled Illegal
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The US Defense Department&#39;s mandatory anthrax vaccination program for its troops is illegal and must stop immediately, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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SEATTLE Oct. 3, 2004 - Four military recruits died in the past year and thousands others were sickened by a flu-like virus that the military once had a vaccine program for but abandoned to save money.
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A federal judge on Wednesday barred  the U.S. military from forcing troops to be vaccinated for  anthrax without either getting their informed consent or  obtaining a special order from President Bush.
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Massachusetts public health authorities imposed new restrictions yesterday on the use of flu vaccine after learning that about 1 million shots will be available
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----    Doctor Who Was Focus of Anthrax Probe Loses Job      A doctor who has recently become the focus of federal agents investigating the unsolved 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States has lost his job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.      Dr...
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In an effort to prevent the spread of anthrax into the capital, the Jakarta administration has temporarily banned livestock supplies from Bogor regency, where a number of villagers in one district have died or fallen ill from the disease over the past week
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Thousands of low-income adults won&#39;t be getting their annual flu shot from county health centers or hospitals this year because the Harris County Hospital District&#39;s entire 60,000-dose order has been canceled.
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BRISBANE, Calif. -- A Brisbane company has been awarded an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine to the federal government, company officials said today.
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The Pentagon is seeking special authority to resume administering the anthrax vaccine to military personnel, contending that troops in South Korea and the Middle East are
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The federal Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it is purchasing 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine from Brisbane, Calif.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that none of the flu vaccine quarantined by British officials is safe for use. An FDA spokeswoman says agency personnel have inspected and rejected all 46
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WILMINGTON, Del.  - An Air Force flight engineer  charged in a lawsuit on Thursday that the U.S. military  violated his civil rights when it punished him for complaining  about the dangers of the anthrax vaccine.
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espite pledges two years ago to maintain a stockpile of drugs to protect Americans in the event of a bioterrorism attack, the federal government has so far set aside only 159 vials of anthrax vaccine for the civilian population enough for ...
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VaxGen, Inc (VXGN.PK) announced today that the US government has awarded the company an $877.5 million contract to supply 75 million doses of anthrax vaccine for civilian defense.
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The Defense Department must stop inoculating troops with anthrax vaccine, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying that the Food and Drug Administration acted improperly when it approved the injections for general use.
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The UK&#39;s medical regulator, the MHRA, has extended its ban on the production of influenza vaccine at Chiron&#39;s factory in Liverpool, possibly threatening next year&#39;s supply to the US market.
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - They can do it for love of God and country - or for the $60. Either way, soldiers vaccinated against anthrax have the opportunity to help future anthrax victims by donating their blood.