Re: U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines

"Ilena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59188-2003Nov18?language=printer
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> U.S. Soldier's Death Is Tied To Vaccines
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> By David Brown
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Wednesday, November 19, 2003; Page A19
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> A 22-year-old female soldier who died last spring after getting
> multiple vaccines, including the one against smallpox, succumbed to an
> immune system disease apparently triggered by the immunizations.
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> That is the conclusion of a panel of experts reviewing the military's
> experience with smallpox vaccine, which has been given to about
> 515,000 troops in the past year. A second panel believes that
> vaccination "possibly" caused the young woman's death.
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So one soldier died "possibly" as a result of vaccinations, and 514,999
soldiers were protected against a very nasty disease. Pretty good odds I
would have thought!    A lot more soldiers die from the euphemistic
"friendly fire" and road accidents.

Barry Hunt