Protecting the frontline in biodefense research : the special immunizations program /

The U.S. Army's Special Immunizations Program is an important component of an overall biosafety program for laboratory workers at risk of exposure to hazardous pathogens. The program provides immunizations to scientists, laboratory technicians and other support staff who work with certain hazar...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Special Immunizations Program for Laboratory Personnel Engaged in Research on Countermeasures for Select Agents (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011]
Subjects:
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. > Special Immunizations Program.
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases > Special Immunizations Program
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases. > Special Immunizations Program
Biological warfare > Research > Safety measures.
Biological warfare > Research > Health aspects.
Vaccines > United States.
Medicine, Military > United States.
Bioterrorism > prevention & control
Civil Defense > methods
Biological Warfare Agents
Mass Vaccination
Safety Management
Guerre biologique > Recherche > Sécurité > Mesures.
Vaccins > États-Unis.
HISTORY > Military > Biological & Chemical Warfare.
Medicine, Military
Vaccines
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • History of the Special Immunizations Program and lessons learned from occupational immunization against hazardous pathogens
  • The U.S. medical countermeasures enterprise and recent reviews and current operation of the Special Immunizations Program
  • Regulations and other guidance pertaining to the development and use of vaccines in the Special Immunizations Program
  • New vaccine development and the future needs of the Special Immunizations Program
  • Potential options for the Special Immunizations Program and for personnel immunization
  • Conclusions and recommendations.

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