Vaccine encouraged for workers at buildings with anthrax

ATLANTA - The federal government is encouraging workers at buildings contaminated with anthrax to receive a vaccine, not just antibiotics. <br> <br> Federal health officials released new guidelines Thursday specifically for anthrax cleanup cases. They say the existing rules for work in hazardous sites don&#39;t go far enough to protect those workers. <br> <br> Doctor Elena Page of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health says protective suits and antibiotics are not enough. <br> <br> The suits can fail, and it may not be healthy to use antibiotics for the long periods of time workers can spend on a cleanup job. <br> <br> No cleanup workers in last fall&#39;s anthrax attacks caught the disease. Five people died after handling anthrax-tainted letters sent through the mail. <br> <br> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said a vaccine called BioThrax will be made available for workers in future anthrax cleanups.

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