Latest ""

Two soldiers stand guard February 25, 2002 at the main gate of Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, where the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infections Diseases is located.

Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak.

“Pandora’s Gamble” describes how wastewater potentially containing anthrax, Ebola, and other deadly pathogens spilled from an Army facility in 2018.

By Alison Young, KFF Health News

2 years ago

Big changes ahead for how troops battle future chemical, biological threats

New funding, strategy and focus puts CBRN back in the mix.

3 years ago

Soldier, Marine lawsuit challenges mandatory COVID vaccinations for those who’ve had the virus

The plaintiffs argue that the military's own regulations seem to indicate they should be exempt from having to take the shots.

4 years ago

Marine punished for refusing anthrax vaccine says ‘justice prevails’ in his case

Here's what he has to say to those still "wronged."

By James D. Muhammad

4 years ago

Troops who refused anthrax vaccine paid a high price

An unknown fraction of service members who were punished for refusing the anthrax vaccine in the late 1990s and early 2000s have sought to have their records corrected, but only a few have had success.

4 years ago

The shadow of anthrax: The voluntary COVID-19 vaccination effort owes much to past failures

The voluntary COVID-19 vaccine effort stands in stark contrast to the Pentagon’s mandatory Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, which began in 1998. Those who refused often faced harsh penalties.

4 years ago