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Anthrax Vaccine on kids?
This article is about testing an anthrax vaccine on kids. It talks about whether, if kids should be tested with this vaccine now, when there is no threat of an anthrax attack, or later if it happens in a bioterror war. Anthrax is now one of several potential bioterror weapons. The main question is whether parents would sign their children up for this vaccination when there is no need for it now. It is impossible to get anthrax from the vaccine, but their are side effects that can harm the child if taken. This is what needs to be taken into account. The side effects, that happened in adults, include soreness at the site of the injection, muscle aches, fatigue, and headaches are the main one. The rare side effect that can happen is allergic reactions and even though it is rare, it has still be reported. Also anthrax is hard to treat once it is in your body, so do we deal with this growing issue now or later?
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