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U.S. Explores Health Effects of Multiple Vaccines
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases is conducting the first study the effects on military personnel who received multiple applications of the anthrax vaccine and other inoculations, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Aug. 4). Soldiers and employees at Fort Detrick in Maryland who received immunizations between 1970 and 2002 could participate in the study, according to AP. There are 1,150 participants in the study, which began in April. Col. Phillip Pittman, the study’s principal investigator, said he expects results to be published as soon as January. Previous studies by Pittman have shown that the Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed causes a higher number of adverse reactions in women than in men. Researchers also found that fewer doses of the vaccine could be given, limiting reactions while providing the same protection against the biological agent. The Army is waiting for word from the Food and Drug Administration on whether it can reduce the number of doses, AP reported. “We've been using it here for over 30 years — in fact, before it was actually licensed in 1970. We think that it is safe. There have actually been more studies of this vaccine than any other in terms of evaluating safety,” Pittman said (Associated Press/Herald-Mail, Aug. 21).
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