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Project E.Q.U.I.P.P.

Exerpts from the U.S. Emergency Responder
concensus
statement:

"Recognizing the reality of documented attempts of radical terrorist groups to develop and deploy anthrax as a weapon of terror, the undersigned are unanimous in their belief that the “civilian” Emergency Responder and Critical Infrastructure workforce should be offered the same level of prospective protection afforded to their federal counterparts"

"Further recognizing the difficulties encountered during previous smallpox vaccination efforts, we strongly recommend that a reasoned, rational, and realistic education program be developed reflective of the threat and relative risk of another bioterrorist attack using B. anthracis"

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Project E.Q.U.I.P.P.
Equal Immunization Policy & Practices

 

The Mission of Project EQUIPP
To equip U.S. civilian emergency responders with the same immunological protection as their Federal counterparts and their teammates on the National Guard WMD-CST (Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team). 
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The Vision of Project EQUIPP
A fundamentally healthy homeland security system that is fully immunized and completely boostered against blood-borne pathogens, invasive contagions, aerosolized infectious diseases and bioterrorism select agents. 
Read more about the vision...
 
Background
Currently, there exist important disparities in the vaccination tatus between the WMD-CST personnel and civilian emergency responders.  This is upside down in the case of anthrax since it is estimated that for every 1 worrisome white powder scare to which the WMD-CST respond, civilian emergency responders deal with 100.  These disparities in preventive measures cannot be allowed to continue since the threat of an anthrax biological assault on the US continues even now.
 
The Plan
To achieve the Vision and accomplish the Mission, the Project EQUIPP Strategy is to apply a CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) methodology to current immunization preparedness of US civilian emergency responders. This establishes Measurement, Awareness/Education, Consensus Goal-Setting, Intervention and Monitoring as the critical success factors.

EQUIPP Documents

Did You Know? | Threat-based Review | About Antibiotics |DHS | CDC | Consensus |
Pre-Attack Vaccination|
Anthrax Vaccine
| Vaccine Safety | Vaccine Cost Effectivness|



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