By PAUL HARASIM / RJ
A number of veterans as
well as doctors now
believe that Vietnam
veterans...could have
contracted hepatitis C
through unsafe jet gun
vaccinations.
While it’s possible the government’s position on transmission of hepatitis C among boomers may have resulted in less testing, it’s critical today boomers forget any fears of stigma and get the easy blood test.
Paris Island Air Force inspection
Jet injector nozzles were frequently contaminated with blood!
Vaccines in the Military
Department
of Defense- Wide review of Vaccine Policies and Procedures
Read excerpt- Page 60 in particular says, "Of note is that the AFEB
made a site visit to the MTF at Parris Island and directly observed high
volume recruit immunization using jet injectors. It was noted that jet
injector nozzles were frequently contaminated with blood, yet
sterilization practices were frequently inadequate or not followed."
View complete report:
http://www.ha.osd.mil/afeb/reports/vaccines.pdf (note: original Link
now defunct)
Report available at
http://health.mil/dhb/vaccines.pdf
HCVets copyParis Island Air Force
inspection
Vaccines in the Military
Department
of Defense- Wide review of Vaccine Policies and Procedures