by Debora MacKenzie
The US National Biodefense Science Board has told the US government that to prepare for a bioterrorist attack it should test a decades-old anthrax vaccine in children, as its effects in the young are unknown.
In the event of an anthrax attack, the oral antibiotic ciprofloxacin can save lives by killing anthrax bacteria in the lungs. But a few anthrax spores may lurk and germinate weeks later, so people must stay on the drug for 60 days – and this can result in nasty side effects.
Vaccinating people immediately after exposure also kills late-germinating spores, so permits shorter antibiotic treatments. The US has stockpiled anthrax vaccine for precisely this purpose – but no one has ever tested what vaccine doses are effective and safe in children. A quarter of the US population is aged under 18.
The National Biodefense Science Board was asked last April to advise whether the existing anthrax vaccine should be tested in children before any attack, or simply given as an emergency measure if needed, while data is gathered on safety and response. They voted for the first option last week.
Read More at newscientist.com
Showing posts with label child abuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label child abuse. Show all posts
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1965-2005)
by Dani Veracity, citizen journalist
This is part two of a two-part series on human medical experimentation. Click here to read part one and the introduction.
This is part two of a two-part series on human medical experimentation. Click here to read part one and the introduction.
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1833-1965)
Human medical experimentation in the United States: The shocking true history of modern medicine and psychiatry (1833-1965)
by Dani Veracity, citizen journalistIntroduction by the Health Ranger: The United States claims to be the world leader in medicine. But there's a dark side to western medicine that few want to acknowledge: The horrifying medical experiments performed on impoverished people and their children all in the name of scientific progress. Many of these medical experiments were conducted on people without their knowledge, and most were conducted as part of an effort to seek profits from newly approved drugs or medical technologies.
Deputies Hold Boy Who Fled Flu Shot
WHEELING - It took the strength of two sheriff's deputies to keep a middle schooler still enough to receive a shot of the swine flu, or H1N1, vaccine at a recent clinic.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
