Judge OKs mandatory anthrax vaccine

[OKthatsIT]

Judge OKs mandatory anthrax vaccine
Judge Dismisses Challenge to Military's Mandatory Anthrax Vaccine
MATT APUZZO
AP News
Feb 29, 2008 15:59 EST

The Pentagon can require its troops be vaccinated against anthrax, a federal judge said Friday.

Judge Rosemary M. Collyer said the Food and Drug Administration acted appropriately when it found the vaccine to be safe and approved its use. She dismissed a lawsuit by military officials who argued the drug is unproven and the scientific data unsound.

"The court will not substitute its own judgment when the FDA made no clear error of judgment," Collyer wrote.

The dispute has languished in the court system for years. A federal judge suspended the vaccination program in 2004 after faulting the FDA's process for approving the drug. After the FDA redid the process and again found it to be safe, the military announced plans to reinstate mandatory vaccinations.

That prompted this latest lawsuit by eight military members who argued the vaccine should be optional.

The Pentagon continues to require the vaccine, saying the program is necessary to protect soldiers from anthrax attacks.

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This is another reason to not to join. If you survive at all, you'll likely be sick from depleted uranium or unsafe vaccines(and who knows what else they use/abuse the troops for pharma experimentation).

This is another reason the US Govt will hire foreigners to take up the slack. This is another plus for the North American Union will will promise Mexican men they will gain citizenship after completing their 'tour of duty'. THAT JUDGE IS A CORPORATIST

[Thepricebreaker]

1. Whats wrong with an Anthrax Vaccination? You get tons of other shots their too..

Is there some bad side effect?

[jody]

3. Anthrax Vaccine Side Effects Disable Many Military Veterans, Yet Very Little Help Is Available

Anthrax Vaccine Side Effects Disable Many Military Veterans, Yet Very Little Help Is Available

The Anthrax vaccine, a mandatory immunization for many people serving in the US military, has been linked to dozens of serious side effects and adverse reactions. But in spite of this, the Department of Defense still insists that the defective drug is perfectly safe. And even though thousands of veterans have been permanently disabled following reactions to Anthrax vaccine side effects, the US government refuses to classify these injuries as combat related. As a result, many disabled veterans face even greater economic hardship because their already-paltry disability benefits are still subject to income tax.

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To date, the FDA has received more than 5,000 adverse event reports for the Anthrax vaccine on its Vaccine Adverse Reporting System. At least 670 reports were classified as “serious”, and 44 resulted in deaths. Some doctors have attributed 10-15 medical conditions to the Anthrax vaccine, and the side effects include everything from hearing loss, sleep disorders and neurological problems that mimic Multiple Sclerosis. In spite of this, the Anthrax vaccine is not part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program that allows people injured by defective vaccines to collect money for their injuries.
Soldiers and their families have repeatedly asked the Defense Department to stop using the Anthrax vaccine, but so far it has refused. For soldiers disabled by the Anthrax vaccine, life becomes both a physical and financial struggle. Those suffering the most serious Anthrax vaccine side effects can no longer work, and are forced to rely on disability payments that can equal as little as a third of what they earned before they became sick. What’s worse, even though the Anthrax vaccine is purportedly meant to protect these soldiers in combat situations, the injuries resulting from them are not considered combat related. As a result, these already cash-strapped veterans must pay taxes on these small disability payments.

So far, the US military has resisted all efforts to recognize Anthrax vaccine side effects, let alone reclassify these debilitating injuries as combat related. But a new bill in Congress could provide help to some veterans disabled by Anthrax vaccine side effects. While not specifically related to the Anthrax vaccine, the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act would give all disabled soldiers the same benefits given to retired veterans with 20 years of service. While this won’t protect future soldiers from the ravages of Anthrax vaccine side effects, the act could lighten the financial burden faced by those disabled from exposure to this dangerous vaccine.

[Hydra]

2. That's really funny

since we're the ones using the anthrax. Also, knowing the FDA, they probably sent it through without testing it.

[NYVet]

4. We are using Anthrax as a weapon?

News to me. Please post a link to a news report about this.

[Vet31203]

5. I had it before

It sucks, more for some people than others.