Anthrax Vaccine Weighed At Denver's Bighorn Center for Public Policy

[Guest guest]

Anthrax vaccine weighed

But think tank won't offer it to employees

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/america_under_attack/article/0,1299,DRMN_6\

64_840523,00.html

By Jim Erickson, News Science Writer

 

October 6, 2001

 

Rutt Bridges, founding director of the Denver-based

Bighorn Center for Public Policy, recently looked at

offering his staff an unusual employee benefit:

anthrax vaccinations.

 

The Sept. 11 attacks raised fears of a biological

attack unleashing anthrax bacteria or some other

pathogenic agent.

 

Anthrax is a cattle disease that sometimes afflicts

humans. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium

Bacillus anthracis.

 

" We did try to look into the issue of ... whether or

not vaccinations were appropriate as a protection for

staff members, " Bridges said Friday.

 

" One of our concerns is that the next terrorist attack

may be nothing like the last one.

 

" I think if they were clever, they would not just try

to repeat what they did before, but demonstrate our

vulnerability in another area, " he said. " That's our

fear. "

 

Bridges found that anthrax immunization requires a

series of six shots over 18 months, followed by an

annual booster shot. He didn't pursue the idea

further, he said.

 

" We thought it would be a good employee benefit to

offer, " Bridges said. " But six doses of vaccine given

over 18 months, followed by yearly boosters. I don't

know about you, but I'm not ready to sign up for

that. "

 

The Bighorn Center for Public Policy is a non-profit,

non-partisan think tank. It has a staff of 10.

 

~~

Chris (list mom)

A Little Ol'Factory

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Wow... good article.. and, Florida just had a second case of Anthrax.........the

person's been hospitalized, don't know if it's terrorism or

not, but the FBI's been brought in..............

I have a question for anyone, especially Butch<?> - he may know... which side

is CHINA on?????????????? Seems kinda important..........and I

haven't heard anything one way or another...

Thanks for the article, Chris, appreciate it.

 

Hugs,

 

Marilyn

 

chrisziggy wrote:

 

> Anthrax vaccine weighed

> But think tank won't offer it to employees

>

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/america_under_attack/article/0,1299,DRMN_6\

64_840523,00.html

> By Jim Erickson, News Science Writer

>

> October 6, 2001

>

> Rutt Bridges, founding director of the Denver-based

> Bighorn Center for Public Policy, recently looked at

> offering his staff an unusual employee benefit:

> anthrax vaccinations.

>

> The Sept. 11 attacks raised fears of a biological

> attack unleashing anthrax bacteria or some other

> pathogenic agent.

>

> Anthrax is a cattle disease that sometimes afflicts

> humans. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium

> Bacillus anthracis.

>

> " We did try to look into the issue of ... whether or

> not vaccinations were appropriate as a protection for

> staff members, " Bridges said Friday.

>

> " One of our concerns is that the next terrorist attack

> may be nothing like the last one.

>

> " I think if they were clever, they would not just try

> to repeat what they did before, but demonstrate our

> vulnerability in another area, " he said. " That's our

> fear. "

>

> Bridges found that anthrax immunization requires a

> series of six shots over 18 months, followed by an

> annual booster shot. He didn't pursue the idea

> further, he said.

>

> " We thought it would be a good employee benefit to

> offer, " Bridges said. " But six doses of vaccine given

> over 18 months, followed by yearly boosters. I don't

> know about you, but I'm not ready to sign up for

> that. "

>

> The Bighorn Center for Public Policy is a non-profit,

> non-partisan think tank. It has a staff of 10.

>

> ~~

> Chris (list mom)

> A Little Ol'Factory

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

>

[Guest guest]

You know, I was just saying that to DH, what about China? Haven't heard nary

a peep from them.

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Who Tries, Does.

Who Loves, Lives.

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Marilyn Nicholson <menicholson7

 

Mon, 08 Oct 2001 20:47:15 -0400

 

Re: Anthrax Vaccine Weighed At Denver's Bighorn

Center for Public Policy

 

 

Hi,

 

Wow... good article.. and, Florida just had a second case of

Anthrax.........the person's been hospitalized, don't know if it's terrorism

or

not, but the FBI's been brought in..............

I have a question for anyone, especially Butch<?> - he may know... which

side is CHINA on?????????????? Seems kinda important..........and I

haven't heard anything one way or another...

Thanks for the article, Chris, appreciate it.

 

Hugs,

 

Marilyn

 

chrisziggy wrote:

 

> Anthrax vaccine weighed

> But think tank won't offer it to employees

>

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/america_under_attack/article/0,1299,DR

MN_664_840523,00.html

> By Jim Erickson, News Science Writer

>

> October 6, 2001

>

> Rutt Bridges, founding director of the Denver-based

> Bighorn Center for Public Policy, recently looked at

> offering his staff an unusual employee benefit:

> anthrax vaccinations.

>

> The Sept. 11 attacks raised fears of a biological

> attack unleashing anthrax bacteria or some other

> pathogenic agent.

>

> Anthrax is a cattle disease that sometimes afflicts

> humans. It is caused by the spore-forming bacterium

> Bacillus anthracis.

>

> " We did try to look into the issue of ... whether or

> not vaccinations were appropriate as a protection for

> staff members, " Bridges said Friday.

>

> " One of our concerns is that the next terrorist attack

> may be nothing like the last one.

>

> " I think if they were clever, they would not just try

> to repeat what they did before, but demonstrate our

> vulnerability in another area, " he said. " That's our

> fear. "

>

> Bridges found that anthrax immunization requires a

> series of six shots over 18 months, followed by an

> annual booster shot. He didn't pursue the idea

> further, he said.

>

> " We thought it would be a good employee benefit to

> offer, " Bridges said. " But six doses of vaccine given

> over 18 months, followed by yearly boosters. I don't

> know about you, but I'm not ready to sign up for

> that. "

>

> The Bighorn Center for Public Policy is a non-profit,

> non-partisan think tank. It has a staff of 10.

>

> ~~

> Chris (list mom)

> A Little Ol'Factory

> http://www.alittleolfactory.com

>

>