New test kit provides real-time assessment of anthrax vaccine effectiveness

October 1, 2004—The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) Division of Applied Research and Technology (DART) researchers have developed a prototype assay test kit to evaluate the effectiveness of anthrax vaccine in first responders, decontamination workers, and military personnel almost instantaneously, compared with traditional tests that may take days. DART scientists are now collaborating with the Naval Institute for Dental and Biomedical Research to evaluate the prototype.

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