Testing of rhesus monkeys showed a 95 percent survival rate among those given a lethal dose of anthrax after receiving vaccinations. A similar test performed on rabbits showed a 97 percent survival rate, Air Force officials said. Nass said in earlier testimony, however, that those tests were not done in controlled, scientific settings. Buck's attorneys have requested documents showing the testing history of the batch of vaccine he was scheduled to receive. BioPort, the Michigan company that produced the only remaining batches of anthrax vaccine, stopped its anthrax vaccine production three years ago, after receiving a license revocation warning from the Food and Drug Administration.
Military officials say the closure was due to remodeling.
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