Anti-anthrax vaccine rally postponed

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THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF AMERICANS BATTLING UNNECESSARY SERVICEMEMBER

ENDANGERMENT

(NO ABUSE)

PRESS RELEASE, 2-21-00

The demonstration for servicemember family and friends planned for this evening

at 5pm just west of the Ellipse in Washington, D. C. is postponed because the

short-notice for the event doesn't allow fulfillment of competing media and

research opportunities. Recent news coverage of the issue has generated new

information from new sources, and along with recently available documents, these

developments are demanding immediate attention to help further justify

suspending the program. NO ABUSE will focus on documenting cases of severe

reactions to demonstrate the consequences of implementing

this ill-advised mandatory policy.

Additionally, NO ABUSE hopes the Government Reform Committee members will

realize that its National Security Subcommittee report on the vaccine is a

bi-partisan issue. The previous Senate Staff report 103-97 which indicated the

vaccine should still be considered investigational was produced under a

Democratically-controlled Congress. Also, the first controversial use of the

vaccine occurred during the Gulf War under a Republican administration. Since

the vaccine's effects do not discriminate between Democrats or Republicans in

uniform, neither should party affiliation enter into the upcoming review of the

report.