SQUALENE CONFIRMED IN ANTHRAX VACCINE AFTER NUMEROUS PENTAGON DENIALS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPT. 27, 2000, 1030pm

>From NO ABUSE
(The National Organization of Americans Battling Unnecessary Servicemember E
ndangerment)

CONTACT: Roxane Bates, 302-430-0279

Representative Jack Metcalf of the State of Washington revealed in a
report today that the FDA found squalene in the anthrax vaccine being forced
upon US service members. The report was presented at a House National
Security Subcommittee (Representative Christopher Shays, R-CT, Chairman) Gulf
War Illness hearing. Representative Metcalf's full report should be
available on his website Thursday, September 28, 2000.

The FDA confirmed the presence of squalene in the anthrax vaccine by
using a more sensitive test than one used by the Pentagon. Squalene is not
an FDA-approved substance and its consequences on health are unknown. As a
vaccine booster ingredient, it is thought to increase immunity, but its use
has been denied time and again by the Pentagon. Congressman Metcalf again
called on the Pentagon to immediately halt the anthrax vaccine program until
the squalene source is identified and its health consequences studied.

The revelation on squalene today more clearly establishes that the
Pentagon may be conducting medical experiments on service members. Other
Congressional hearings have already established that the Pentagon conducted
defacto experiments because it avoided organization-level FDA review before
changing the way the vaccine is used and administered.

The exodus of hundreds of military members over the vaccine demonstrates
the gravity of this issue as it relates to Pentagon integrity and the overall
national defense capability. Young people thinking of joining the military
may decline a tour or career when faced with such questionable and risky
employee treatment. The recruiting impacts of this issue are highlighted
today by House and Senate Armed Services Committee testimony that the
military may need up to 50,000 more members to meet current global
obligations.

More information on the anthrax vaccine policy will be made available at
the Service Member Support Rally in Philadelphia this Saturday Sept. 30th at
noon, the Widener Building, One South Penn Square.

The NO ABUSE organization was established out of concern that the Department
of Defense (DOD) mandatory anthrax vaccine policy represents another episode
in a legacy of questionable and often harmful medical practices. Many
service member relatives, as well as military, medical, legal, and policy
experts assisted the House Government Reform Oversight and other
Congressional committees as they investigated the anthrax vaccine in nearly a
dozen hearings during the past 18 months. These citizens determined a formal
organization was necessary to address the anthrax vaccine, the planned DOD
Joint Vaccine Acquisition Program (JVAP), and other related military health
matters on a long-term, proactive basis.

The NO ABUSE (a non-profit organization) address is:
P. O. Box 70186, Washington, D. C., 20024-0186
Redmond H. Handy, President
Email: kernlhandy@aol.com
Phone/fax 202-554-4477/5993

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