Bioterrorism Watch Archives – January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
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New government plan lauded as clear, concise path to all-hazards protection
While the federal government has been much criticized for bioterrorism and disaster planning or lack thereof experts and scholars are lauding the concise yet ambitious plan recently released as Homeland Security Presidential Directive 21 (HSPD-21). -
Bioterror expert: Invest in med records, rapid tests
Seven years after the anthrax attacks jolted the nation and set off a wave of biodefense initiatives, the United States has a "highly disturbing" lack of readiness for attacks with biological agents, a leading bioterrorism expert recently told Congress. -
Should public safety workers be offered anthrax vaccine?
Scholars at the Institute for Biosecurity at the Saint Louis University School of Public Health are circulating a consensus statement calling for anthrax vaccine to be offered to civilian emergency responders and critical infrastructure workers.