This paper will discuss the Department of Defense s commitment to provide all military and civilian personnel located in Northeast Asia and Southwest Asia with protection against this biological threat. Anthrax still occurs in countries where animals are not vaccinated. The Warfare agent anthrax if, inhaled, can kill within a matter of days. Several other countries around the world have been identified as maintaining biological weapons. Use of these weapons could cause widespread illness among unprotected military forces.
Anthrax is one of the gravest biological agents in use today.
Experts believe that you can inhale enough anthrax spores in one deep breath to kill a person. The Anthrax vaccine is a sterile product made from filtrates of cultures of a strain of the anthrax organism that does not cause disease What Every Service Member Needs to Know about the Anthrax Vaccine. This Anthrax vaccine has been safely and routinely administered in the United States to veterinarians, laboratory workers, and livestock handlers for more than twenty-five years. The Defense Department buys the Anthrax vaccine from BioPort Corporation in Lansing, Michigan. In addition, the Department of Defense has established a vaccination program to protect the military and civilian force against Anthrax.