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Who is the executive agent for the biological immunization effort?

April 26, 2017agent Anthrax anthrax vaccine biological effort executive Immunization innoculation shot

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Who is the executive agent for the biological immunization effort?

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A18. DoDD 6205.3 designates the Secretary of the Army as the executive agent for the DoD immunization program for biological warfare defense. Q19. How will the program be implemented? A19. Each service participated in the development of the armed forces immunization plan. The vaccine will be centrally procured but the task of immunizing will be decentralized. Q20. How many military members will be vaccinated? A20. In the near term, all military members in the threat area will be vaccinated. This total would be approximately 40,000. Q21. Why immunize at all? Why not treat with antibiotics after exposure? A21. Immunization is the safest, most practical way to protect military forces against anthrax. Q22. What vaccine will military members be given? A22. Military members will receive “anthrax vaccine adsorbed (injected).” It is a sterile commercial product manufactured by the Michigan Biologic Products Institute, Lansing, Michigan. It is fully licensed (U.S. License No. 99, 1970) by the U