Ralph L. Samson wrote:
>> There has been a lot of controversy over the Army administrating Anthrax
> vaccine to many GI's. Some have risked courts-martial rather than take it.
> It seems to me that this would be an ideal opportunity to test the benefit
> of using Vitamin C (the immune cell antidote) with the vaccination. My
> suggested protocol would be 500 mg qid starting the day before the
> vaccination and lasting for about six days. What I believe would result
> is that the immune response would be restricted to the immediate local
> area of the vaccination and other side effects would be eliminated.
> Soreness, redness and heat in the immediate locale of the vaccination
> is a sign of immune system response. Since so many GI's have already
> been vaccinated without the benefit of Vitamin C, those results would
> serve as a control for comparison. Also of interest would be measuring
> the resultant antibody levels in each case. If the results with Vitamin
> C are good this would be an indication for use in all vaccinations by
> injection.
> Regards, Ralph L. Samson
>
Is there any way to apply for a grant fromthe army to study this?
