Anthrax

Feds issue new cleanup rules

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, October 13th, 2002

Workers at buildings contaminated with anthrax should receive a vaccine, not just antibiotics, to protect them from the deadly agent, the U.S. government has announced.

Federal health officials issued new guidelines specifically for anthrax cleanup cases, saying the existing rules for work in hazardous sites don't go far enough to protect those workers.

Protective suits and antibiotics are not enough, said Dr. Elena Page of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The suits can fail, and it may not be healthy to use antibiotics for the long periods of time workers can spend on a cleanup job.

"They're not...

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