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Anthrax Vaccine: A Dilemma for Homeland Security
"Past problems with the Department of Defense anthrax vaccine currently impact Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services policy. Following the 2001 anthrax letter attacks, those departments included the old anthrax vaccine in the Strategic National Stockpile. This article explores the Department of Defense's experience with the vaccine, enumerating past safety, efficacy, regulatory, and legal problems. Public health policy alternative courses of action are suggested, including use of antibiotics and development of a new vaccine."
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Rempfer, Thomas L.
2009-05
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Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program Process Analysis
President Clinton desired to protect his military forces against the biological warfare agent aerosolized or inhalation anthrax. President Clinton tasked Secretary of Defense Cohen in 1997 to institute a program that would result in force protection against inhalation anthrax. The success of Secretary Cohen's Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program (AVIP) was dependent upon the results of the processes used in researching, developing, and implementing a program
that would achieve President Clinton's goal. The processes involved in the research and development of the anthrax vaccine, and the implementation of the AVIP, will be reviewed in this paper.
United States. Department of the Air Force
Rempfer, Thomas L.; Dingle, Russell E.
2002-01-23
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Anthrax Vaccine as a Component of the Strategic National Stockpile: A Dilemma for Homeland Security
From the Document: "The author explains how past problems with the Defense Department anthrax vaccine currently affect Department of Homeland Security and Department of Health and Human Service policy. The departments included the BioThrax anthrax vaccine in the Strategic National Stockpile following the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the vaccine's "failing" status possibly motivated the letter attacks to create demand for the vaccine. This thesis explores the Department of Defense's troubled experience with the vaccine through four methodologies. The multiprism methodological approach of 'quadrangulation' serves to 'box' in past safety, efficacy, regulatory, and legal problems. A literature review demonstrates an evolving shift in critiques of the vaccine that parallels policy pronouncements. A case study tool offers a chronological review of the anthrax vaccine to evaluate causal events precipitating the anthrax letter attacks in 2001. A program evaluation includes process tracing through quantitative, qualitative, summative, and formative reviews. Finally, a gap analysis aids in explaining continued reliance on the old vaccine technology. To conclude, the thesis recommendations encourage formulation of a Presidential Study and Policy Directive process to reassess the vaccine, while suggesting alternative Department of Homeland Security policy courses of action centered on antibiotics and new technologies." A 7-min, 53-second video interview on this thesis is also available at the following link: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=29432]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security; Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Rempfer, Thomas L.
2009-12
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Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Thesis Series: The Anthrax Vaccine: A Dilemma for Homeland Security [video]
From the Video Description: "The winner of the 'Outstanding Thesis Award' for cohort 0803/0804 goes to Lt. Col. Thomas Rempfer for his in-depth study of the events leading to current policies that control the production and distribution of the Anthrax vaccine." The duration of the video is 7 minutes and 53 seconds. The complete thesis can be accessed at the following web address: [https://www.hsdl.org/?abstract&did=30641]
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Rempfer, Thomas L.
2010-02-09
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