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From: " daniel j meck " <danielmeck@...>

Subject: Bad US Anthrax Vaccine Given To Canadian Troops Stirs Firestorm

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 17:50:05 -0500

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Subject: [allthings-gulf-war] Fwd: Denials and anthrax

Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 11:34:59 -0500

From: " M. Lee " <finchley@...>

allthings-gulf-waregroups

Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 01:57:24 -0500=20

Subject: Denials and anthrax=20

Bad US Anthrax Vaccine Given To Canadian Troops Stirs Firestorm=20

2-5-99=20

TORONTO (CP) -- Defence Minister Art Eggleton's claims=20

that an anthrax vaccine was tested before being given to=20

Canadian troops were denied by an American firm which said=20

it only reviewed data produced by the drug manufacturer,=20

CTV News reported Wednesday.=20

Earlier in the day in the Commons, Eggleton, who was under=20

attack by the opposition, said the vaccine was " fully tested " =20

by " our medical people. " =20

But outside the Commons, he changed his story, CTV said.=20

" It was a company in the United States but it was not the=20

same company that did the manufacturing, " Eggleton said.=20

But officials with the American firm, Mitretek, told CTV=20

they didn't test the vaccine, they only reviewed testing done=20

by the company that made it, Michigan Biological Products=20

Institute.=20

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspected the=20

Michigan plant and found the company had relabelled drugs=20

that expired in 1993 with 1998 dates.=20

Earlier this week, CTV obtained vaccination documents that=20

showed Canadian troops had been given the relabelled=20

drugs.=20

The FDA inspection also said vaccines more than three years=20

old may not be stable or potent.=20

The inspection done just before troops headed to the Gulf in=20

1998 also found problems with cleaning equipment, mould=20

was found in some samples and some vials were thrown out=20

because they weren't properly sealed.=20

CTV has also reported that a Canadian Forces memo said the=20

military didn't complete the vaccinations for the troops=20

because there wasn't enough drugs available and states=20

there was a small risk of side effects.=20

Sgt. Mike Kipling, a 27-year Forces veteran, is at the centre=20

of the controversy after refusing the vaccination order that=20

was given to all Canadian troops in the Gulf.=20

The Winnipeg-based air force flight engineer was worried=20

the vaccine may be linked to the Gulf War syndrome and is=20

now facing a court martial.=20

The syndrome is a term used to describe the thousands of=20

Gulf War veterans from the United States, Britain and=20

Canada who came down with unexplainable illnesses after=20

returning from the region.=20

Bad US Anthrax Vaccine Given To Canadian Troops Stirs =

Firestorm=20

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1999=20

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR> Date: =

Sun, 07 Feb=20

1999 01:57:24 -0500 </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Subject: =

Denials and=20

anthrax </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Bad US =

Anthrax Vaccine=20

Given To Canadian Troops Stirs Firestorm <BR> =

2-5-99=20

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR> TORONTO =

(CP) --=20

Defence Minister Art Eggleton's claims <BR> that =

an=20

anthrax vaccine was tested before being given to =

<BR> =20

Canadian troops were denied by an American firm which said=20

<BR> it only reviewed data produced by the drug=20

manufacturer, <BR> CTV News reported Wednesday.=20

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Earlier in =

the day in=20

the Commons, Eggleton, who was under <BR> attack =

by the=20

opposition, said the vaccine was " fully tested " </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> by =

" our medical=20

people. " </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> But outside =

the=20

Commons, he changed his story, CTV said. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> " It =

was a company=20

in the United States but it was not the <BR> =

same=20

company that did the manufacturing, " Eggleton said. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> But =

officials with the=20

American firm, Mitretek, told CTV <BR> they =

didn't test=20

the vaccine, they only reviewed testing done </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> by the =

company that=20

made it, Michigan Biological Products <BR> =

Institute.=20

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The U.S. =

Food and Drug=20

Administration inspected the <BR> Michigan plant =

and=20

found the company had relabelled drugs <BR> that =

expired=20

in 1993 with 1998 dates. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Earlier =

this week, CTV=20

obtained vaccination documents that <BR> showed =

Canadian=20

troops had been given the relabelled <BR> drugs. =

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The FDA =

inspection also=20

said vaccines more than three years <BR> old may =

not be=20

stable or potent. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The =

inspection done=20

just before troops headed to the Gulf in <BR> =

1998 also=20

found problems with cleaning equipment, mould =

<BR> was=20

found in some samples and some vials were thrown out=20

<BR> because they weren't properly sealed. =

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> CTV has =

also reported=20

that a Canadian Forces memo said the <BR> =

military=20

didn't complete the vaccinations for the troops =

<BR> =20

because there wasn't enough drugs available and states=20

<BR> there was a small risk of side effects.=20

</FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> Sgt. Mike =

Kipling, a=20

27-year Forces veteran, is at the centre </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> of the =

controversy=20

after refusing the vaccination order that <BR> =

was given=20

to all Canadian troops in the Gulf. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The =

Winnipeg-based air=20

force flight engineer was worried <BR> the =

vaccine may=20

be linked to the Gulf War syndrome and is <BR> =

now=20

facing a court martial. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The =

syndrome is a term=20

used to describe the thousands of <BR> Gulf War =

veterans=20

from the United States, Britain and <BR> Canada =

who came=20

down with unexplainable illnesses after <BR> =

returning=20

from the region. </FONT></DIV>

<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20

size=3D2> Bad US =

Anthrax=20

Vaccine Given To Canadian Troops Stirs Firestorm=20

<BR> & nb=

sp; & nbs=

p; =20

2-5-99 </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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