by Dale | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, DoD AVIP, Law, Science, Veteran
The manufacturing process for Anthrax Vaccine is not validated.[i] The anthrax vaccine’s manufacturer has had an interesting ownership history, beginning in 1968 as the Michigan Department of Public Health (MDPH), a public entity that manufactured the earliest vaccine...
by Dale | Jan 28, 2020 | Articles, DoD AVIP, ethics, Veteran
The first use of a human anthrax vaccine took place in 1954.[i] The primary purpose, like all vaccines, was to provide some prophylaxis for human beings from contracting the anthrax bacteria, which is typically found in cattle. Those most likely to come into contact...
by Dale | Jan 20, 2020 | Articles, DoD AVIP, Law, Marines, politics, Veteran
I didn’t even knock on Justin’s door, I busted in like Kreamer on a Seinfeld episode. Justin had a client sitting in front of his desk. “Sir–” Justin began as a young lance corporal turned around to see who had just come in. “Oh, shit. Sorry. When you’re done, could...
by Dale | Jan 6, 2020 | Articles, DoD AVIP, Philosophy, politics, Veteran
The current regulations do not permit a determination that obtaining informed consent is otherwise not feasible or is contrary to the best interest of the subject . . . II. DOD’s Request . . .FDA assistance is also needed on the issue of informed consent. Under...
by Dale | Dec 30, 2019 | Articles, DoD AVIP, ethics, Law, Science, Veteran
The quality of a vaccine is closely linked to its manufacturing process, which must be rigorously controlled to ensure that batches of vaccines produced on different occasions are of reproducible and consistent quality. In general, quality is achieved by applying the...
by Dale | Dec 24, 2019 | Articles
The bar created by Chappell – a judicial exception to an implied remedy for the violation of constitutional rights – surely cannot insulate defendants from liability for deliberate and calculated exposure of otherwise healthy military personnel to medical...