In other military news–an investigation by the Daily Press of Virginia has revealed that 20,000 soldiers have been hospitalized in recent years after receiving an anthrax vaccine. The paper accused the Pentagon of publicly low-balling the number of troops that required hospitalization in order to persuade Congress and the public that the vaccine was safe. The Daily Press also revealed that at least three soldiers developed the fatal Lou Gehrig’s disease after receiving the vaccine.
Report: 20,000 Soldiers Hospitalized After Anthrax Vaccine
HeadlineDec 12, 2005