The (Israeli) Defense Ministry has recognized a former soldier who participated in the army's experiments on an anthrax vaccine as a disabled veteran after he developed Crohn's disease. For two years, it denied similar recognition to another veteran who has the same disease, which causes severe bowel infection (sic), and participated in the same experiments, until a court overruled that decision last month. The ministry said the cases differed, as the first soldier contracted the disease during the experiment and the second only three years later. Altogether, 716 soldiers took part in the trials from 1998-2006, and many later said they were pressured to "volunteer." Many have also since developed medical problems.Well guess what? US recipients of anthrax vaccine also have statistically significant raised rates of Crohn's disease, according to Defense Medical Surveillance System data provided to the Institute of Medicine in 2001. Is anyone surprised? Yet every US soldier being deployed still receives multiple anthrax vaccinations (the initial course is 5 doses over 18 months). The original excuse was that Saddam might use anthrax (we gave him some: strain Vollum 1B) on our troops. Saddam is gone, but the combination of inertia, and a vaccine manufacturer that knows how to grease palms, continues to disable vulnerable members of the US military.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Anthrax vaccine recipients in Israel developing Crohn's Disease/ Haarretz
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My name is Jason Howlett. I was in the navy and was given this manditory series of vaconations. In 2004 I was diagnosed with chrons and discharged. If you have any more information about my rights for compensation for this please let me know. Howlettjc2000@me.com
My husband was also deployed to the Gulf area during the Gulf War. He was there from 1990-1991, and also received multiple vaccines. He has since developed asthma and Crohn's Disease. We first filed for compensation in 1997, but were denied, and never followed up on an appeal. We have recently re-started the process of applying for disability compensation, but feel like we are beating our heads against a brick wall. There is absolutely no family history of ashtma or Crohn's disease, but the VA keeps dragging their feet and forcing us to jump through hoops and over hurdles to continue the process. I personally believe they want us to just give up. Any information you can give us would be greatly appreciated.
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