Volume 8, Number 1—January 2002
Dispatch
Absence of Mycoplasma Contamination in the Anthrax Vaccine
Table
Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed samples evaluated for mycoplasma contamination
Vaccine lot Expiration date | Sites providing vaccinea |
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FAV048B 13 Apr 2002 | 355 Medical Squadron, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, AZ N.R.C., Kansas City, MO Camp Pendleton USMC |
FAV047 8 Sep 2001 | USAMRIID, Ft Detrick , MD (four vials) Pearl Harbor NMC |
FAV031 6 Oct 2000 | Ft. Worth Base Naval Clinic Pentagon Clinic |
FAV008 5 Aug 2000 | Davis Monthan Air Force Base, AZ 169th FW/Base Supply, McEntire ANG Station, Eastover, SC |
aVaccine vials were shipped to Fort Detrick on cold packs. Two vials from each lot were sent unless noted. Two vials of lot FAV047 from USAMRIID were sent to each testing laboratory as a control.
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