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To: Jill who wrote (21)	10/25/2001 5:25:47 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 827

>>find a way to neutralize the toxin<< There was report yesterday that folks are working on that. And of course now they will be showered with money to speed up the process. But realistically, a solution could be a couple years away. I'm beginning to understand what a nasty bug anthrax is. Unlike most diseases, its object is to kill the host. Then the bacteria consume all nutrients and turn into billions of spores, hide in the soil, and wait for the next victim to come along and ingest the spores. It's been a big problem for cattle, but not for humans because we don't graze in the pasture. Here's a description of anthrax as it normally operates in nature: Anthrax Germs Turn the Body Against Itself [NYT] nytimes.com

To: Jill who wrote (21)	10/26/2001 7:50:58 PM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 827

'High risk' workers to get anthrax vaccine cnn.com October 26, 2001 Posted: 7:32 p.m. EDT (2332 GMT) ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will administer anthrax vaccine to "high risk" laboratory workers and decontamination specialists and may later expand the program to some postal workers, the federal agency said Friday. Dr. David Fleming, the CDC's deputy director of science and public health, said the agency decided to vaccinate those involved in the anthrax investigation because they were "constant exposure" to the anthrax bacteria. He also said a CDC task force is assessing whether some postal workers and others should also be vaccinated, and expects to announce a decision within two weeks. A full vaccination requires six doses administered over 18 months. The Pentagon owns all the available anthrax vaccines, but it is limited, officials say; a dwindling supply of the vaccine is not available to the general civilian population unless negotiated through government health officials. Anthrax that apparently spread through the U.S. mail has infected at least 13 people and killed three, including two postal workers. How the contamination is being handled at postal facilities appears headed for court.