FDA Anthrax vaccine documents show pentagon lied

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FDA Anthrax vaccine documents show pentagon lied

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 16:21:37 -0700

 

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" A former Dover Air Force Base commander says military officials used

his troops as guinea pigs in illegal medical experiments under the

government's controversial anthrax vaccination program. "

 

" Government officials have acknowledged that the Department of Defense

secretly tested squalene on human beings in Thailand. [Col. Felix]

Grieder believes they did the same in Dover. "

 

The Delaware News Journal has uncovered documents and videos that

reveal that Pentagon officials lied; that US troops were given an

experimental concoction of anthrax vaccine laced with squalene. Many

soldiers have suffered permanent harm as a result.

 

" After some of his troops in their 20s and 30s began developing

arthritis, neurological problems, memory loss and incapacitating

migraine headaches, Col. Felix Grieder took a drastic step. In 1999,

he halted the vaccination program in Dover, a move he said ended his

military career. The decorated

Air Force colonel has spent the past five years trying to discover the

truth about the vaccine program in Dover, where he commanded 4,000

troops. " In my opinion, there was illegal medical experimentation

going on, " says Grieder, who lives in Texas. "

 

" Dover is now ground zero in the controversy because troops there were

injected with anthrax vaccine containing squalene, a fat-like

substance that occurs naturally in the body. Squalene boosts a

vaccine's effect, but some scientists say injecting even trace amounts

of it into the body can cause serious illness. "

 

As the Journal reports, " Even before squalene was discovered in the

anthrax vaccine administered at Dover Air Force Base, the vaccine was

suspected as a cause of health problems. "

 

Dozens of Web sites and support groups are dedicated to linking

autoimmune

disorders to the shot. The vaccine has been the subject of several

scientific studies that conclude it could be a factor in making

soldiers sick.

 

See:

Ex-DAFB commander says troops used as guinea pigs

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/10/10exdafbcommander.ht

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Military couple feel betrayed

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/10/10militarycouplef.ht

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Careers cut short after inoculations

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/10/10careerscutshort.ht

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Soldiers' stories: Pain and punishment

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/10/10soldiersstories.ht

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Biden, Carper and Castle can't ignore anthrax problems

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/opinion/view/10102004a.html

 

 

Contact: Vera Hassner Sharav

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Ex-DAFB commander says troops used as guinea pigs

Military denies that illness of pilots, crew caused by squalene

By LEE WILLIAMS and HIRAN RATNAYAKE

The News Journal

10/10/2004

 

EXCERPT

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Despite the official denials, some military physicians have concluded

that the Dover vaccine harmed some servicemen and servicewomen.

The medical records of a Dover pilot, who feared for his career if his

name was used in this story, show that several military physicians

linked his advanced arthritis to the vaccine.

" The symptoms began after anthrax immunization, and are in line of

duty, " the records say. The pilot's records also reveal the presence

of an antigen associated with autoimmune disorders.

 

Several members of the military brought their concerns to Congress in

July 1999, during testimony before the House Committee on Government

Reform's Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and

International Relations.

 

Capt. Michelle Piel was a C-5 Galaxy pilot stationed at Dover.

" All my life I've wanted to fly and serve my country to the best of my

ability, " she told the subcommittee.

Piel became ill after her first two injections with the vaccine. Her

arm

grew numb, the right side of her head filled with fluid, and she was

grounded because of dizziness.

 

She testified the dizziness progressed to the point where she was

unable to drive, read or concentrate. She was so tired she slept most

of the day, and was unable to keep food down.

A total of 12 military and civilian physicians were unable to diagnose

her illness. Months later, when a lump was removed from her breast,

her symptoms worsened.

 

" There is no way that I know of to prove that the anthrax vaccine

caused any

of this, " she told the subcommittee. " All I can say is that I became

uncharacteristically ill after I started taking the anthrax shots. "

Lt. Richard Rovet worked at Dover's Flight Medicine Clinic, where his

duties

included nursing, case management and patient advocacy.

Rovet described to the subcommittee the adverse reactions to the

vaccine he

had seen in patients at the clinic.

 

The symptoms included memory impairment, dizziness, ringing in the

ears,

joint pain, muscle pain, numbness in various parts of the body,

miscarriage,

cardiac problems, swollen testicles, hypothyroidism, chills, fever,

rashes,

photosensitivity and constant fatigue.

" We have been told time after time that the vaccine is entirely safe,

yet

there is a disparity between what we are told and what we are seeing, "

Rovet

said.

 

The military's anthrax Web site claims the vaccine is safe, because

" The

Food and Drug Administration individually approves each lot before

release. "

 

But FDA documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show

that

the FDA no longer tests the lots for squalene.

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