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Article: From the Army Acquisition Executive: Reaping the benefits of Army medical research
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- Army AL & T
- Article date:
- May 1, 2000
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The year is 1775. General George Washington orders the immunization of the Continental Army against smallpox. The wrath of this contagious disease is taking its toll on his troops. It must be stopped. Reluctantly, the soldiers line up for a primitive vaccine. They don't know it, but they are the fortunate ones. They remain fit to fight and go on to win the American Revolution. Never before had mass vaccinations been used to prevent and control an epidemic. This was a defining moment for the role that medical research would play in our National defense.
When one thinks of the U.S. Army, one thinks of fighting and winning wars on land, not wars against bacteria, parasites, and other ...