Shaffer
06-05-03, 08:44 AM
A Marine Corps officer and helicopter pilot who military officials say refused to receive an anthrax vaccination is scheduled to face a charge of disobeying a lawful order in a general court-martial Monday at New River Air Station.
First Lt. Erick Enz, a CH-46 Sea Knight pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162, Marine Aircraft Group 29, refused to participate in the Department of Defense-mandated anthrax vaccination program on Dec. 2, 2002, according to a response Wednesday from Cherry Point Air Station to a media query.
Enz was later counseled by command and medical officials in an effort to emphasize the importance of the vaccination as a protective measure and to stress that it was safe, the release said.
The anthrax vaccination has been the subject of discussion since its widespread use during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the early 1990s.
Critics say the vaccination causes serious side effects.
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First Lt. Erick Enz, a CH-46 Sea Knight pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162, Marine Aircraft Group 29, refused to participate in the Department of Defense-mandated anthrax vaccination program on Dec. 2, 2002, according to a response Wednesday from Cherry Point Air Station to a media query.
Enz was later counseled by command and medical officials in an effort to emphasize the importance of the vaccination as a protective measure and to stress that it was safe, the release said.
The anthrax vaccination has been the subject of discussion since its widespread use during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in the early 1990s.
Critics say the vaccination causes serious side effects.
http://www.jdnews.com/Details.cfm?StoryID=13135