FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 21, 1997
Contact: Joyce Riley, R.N., B.S.N.
Capt. USAF inactive reserve;
(281)438-1699
NEWS RELEASE!
JAMA, Senate Report 103-97 and Lt. General Ronald Blanck US Army, say: "ANTHRAX
INNOCULATIONS UNPROVEN."
This week, the Department of Defense released information that 2.4 million of our military would be vaccinated with six Anthrax shots spanning over 18 months at a cost of $130 million dollars.
Gulf War veterans are alarmed at the fact that these immunizations have not
been proven effective against the use of aerosolized anthrax. Senate Report
103-97, page 15, dated December 8, 1994: "Unfortunately, when anthrax is used as a biological weapon, it is likely to be aerosolized and thus inhaled.
Therefore, the efficacy of the vaccine against biological warfare is unknown."
Furthermore, Lt. General Ronald Blanck (page 35) stated: "Anthrax vaccine
should continue to be considered as a potential cause for undiagnosed illnesses in Persian Gulf personnel..."
Even more surprising, the August 6th, 1997 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol 278. No 5, page 402) in regard to the use of anthrax vaccine: "There are insufficient data regarding efficacy against inhalational anthrax in humans..."
The credibility of the Department of Defense, the Pentagon and the Veterans Administration have recently been attacked and the suggestion has been made that there needs to be an independent investigation into Gulf War Illness. At a time when the escalation of hostilities toward Iraq is apparent, America needs a strong and healthy military. It is clear that the recent decision to immunize our defense forces with a vaccine that is at best questionable and possibly hazardous, represents a threat to our national security and must immediately re-examined.
Gulf War veterans and their families are dying. Reports of "new diseases"
appear daily in the news. Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor are in
the hands of the media.
When will America be told the truth?
