TY - BOOK ED - Institute of Medicine (U.S.). TI - The anthrax vaccine: is it safe? does it work? SN - 0309528895 AV - RA644.A6 A57 2002eb U1 - 614.5/61 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press KW - Anthrax KW - Vaccination KW - Pustule, Malignant KW - Vaccines KW - Anthrax Vaccines KW - Charbon (Maladie) KW - Vaccins KW - MEDICAL KW - Preventive Medicine KW - bisacsh KW - Forensic Medicine KW - Public Health KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Figures, Tables, and Boxes""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Background""; ""3 Anthrax Vaccine Efficacy""; ""4 Safety: Introduction""; ""5 Safety: Case Reports""; ""6 Safety: Epidemiologic Studies""; ""7 Anthrax Vaccine Manufacture""; ""8 Future Needs""; ""Appendix A Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches""; ""Appendix C Information-Gathering Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix D Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Package Inserts""; ""Appendix E Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) Form""""Appendix F Anthrax Vaccine Expert Committee (AVEC) Case Assessment Form""; ""Appendix G DMSS Analyses Requested by the IOM Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine""; ""An Assessment of the Safety of the Anthrax Vaccine A Letter Report Appendix H""; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - The National Academy Press presents the full text of the book "The Anthrax Vaccine: Is it Safe? Does it Work?", by the Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine, Institute of Medicine. The book reports the study's conclusion that the vaccine is acceptably safe and effective in protecting humans against anthrax. The book also includes a description of advances needed in main areas: improving the way the vaccine is now used, expanding surveillance efforts to detect side effects from its use, and developing a better vaccine UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=87175 ER -