CONCLUSION

  1. Despite numerous denials by the Department of Defense, FDA has found squalene in the Anthrax Vaccine in limited testing. This vaccine is still being forced upon our active military duty personnel. Immediate action must be taken to halt the current AVIP (Anthrax Vaccination Immunization Program) until this matter is resolved. Aggressive research must be undertaken to determine the source of the squalene, if it could alter the immune response, and the potential health consequences to those who have been vaccinated, both during the Gulf War, and as a result of the mandatory, force-wide AVIP.
  2. The recommendation of the Armed Forces Epidemiological Board subcommittee that,"...a suitable test of replicability be done in cooperation with the authors..." mirrors the findings of the GAO over eighteen months age--"DOD should conduct research designed to replicate or dispute the independent research results that revealed the presence of squalene antibodies in the blood of ill Gulf War-era veterans."
  3. Congress should take immediate action to review the findings of the GAO and the ARmed Services Epidemiological Board, and provide independent oversight for the immediate implementation of their recommendations. The Department of Defense has wasted years in their determined effort to stonewall this issue. The researchers at Tulane are willing to work with DOD to pursue answers for those suffering from Gulf War Illnesses. Within a few months, and for a small investment of money, important knowledge will be acquired that may offer real hope. For the men and women who honorable serve this nation, there is no valid reason for further delay.

FOOTNOTES

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All footnotes are references to General Accounting Office (GAO) background working

documents for GAO final report "Gulf War Illnesses: Questions About the Presence of

Squalene Antibodies in Veterans Can Re Resolved, (GAO-NSIAD-99-5) March 1999.

1.    DI-23

2.    DI-2

3.    DI-23

4.    F-5

5.    DI-20

6.    DI-23

7.    DI-7

8     DI-23

9.    DI-9

10.  DI-23

11.  DI-8

12.  DI-23

13.  DI-13

14.  DI-13

Bolding and italics added for emphasis

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