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Letter to Occupational Health Professionals for First Responder Anthrax Preparedness

The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Office was established in December 2017 by consolidating primarily the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, a majority of the Office of Health Affairs, as well as other DHS elements.

For current information related to CWMD, please visit the following:

This letter relates to increasing the preparedness of the first responder community in advance of a public health emergency involving anthrax. Specifically, it includes information about actions that health professionals can take to help enable first responders to immediately support the public during an anthrax attack.

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Letter to Occupational Health Directors for First Responder Doxycycline from HHS and DHS PDF 1.29 MB
Last Updated: 05/12/2022
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