Reasonable Rascal
01-16-02, 21:20
Associated Press/Baltimore Sun
January 14, 2002
http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.stockpiles14jan14.story
“In warehouses hidden across the nation are tons of pills for anthrax and radiation and vaccine for smallpox - but the nation's anti-terrorism stockpile is far from complete. Next month, in a closed-door meeting in Atlanta, FBI and other intelligence agents will meet with physician
experts on germ and chemical warfare and radiation to figure out what therapies should be bought next. On the table are experimental
treatments for hemorrhagic fevers and smallpox, the proper supply of antitoxin for botulism and a new cyanide antidote that may replace one some experts call antiquated. And while the stockpile has lots of antibiotics that prevent anthrax infection, it doesn't include some drugs that may be key to treating an already sick person.”
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Southern California counties were stockpiling antibiotics and nerve agent treatment medications since at least "96 to my knowledge. This is nothing new, but for the first time there is serious attention being paid to it. Now instead of a few counties here and there we have entire states looking into it.
RR
January 14, 2002
http://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.stockpiles14jan14.story
“In warehouses hidden across the nation are tons of pills for anthrax and radiation and vaccine for smallpox - but the nation's anti-terrorism stockpile is far from complete. Next month, in a closed-door meeting in Atlanta, FBI and other intelligence agents will meet with physician
experts on germ and chemical warfare and radiation to figure out what therapies should be bought next. On the table are experimental
treatments for hemorrhagic fevers and smallpox, the proper supply of antitoxin for botulism and a new cyanide antidote that may replace one some experts call antiquated. And while the stockpile has lots of antibiotics that prevent anthrax infection, it doesn't include some drugs that may be key to treating an already sick person.”
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Southern California counties were stockpiling antibiotics and nerve agent treatment medications since at least "96 to my knowledge. This is nothing new, but for the first time there is serious attention being paid to it. Now instead of a few counties here and there we have entire states looking into it.
RR