Rider didn't know how many of those tested had received globulin shots. Shelby, a member of the Senate defense appropriations subcommittee, has inserted language in this year's appropriations bill calling for the Defense Department to study the rate of hepatitis C among personnel who received globulin inoculations. Air Force blood samples were added recently. You'd better find out where that's coming from if you can. Star Tribune intern Andrew Atkins contributed to this report.
Officials downplay concerns.