Castle Anthrax, Moat Breached

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Oopsies:

The U.S. military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after apparently failing to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.

The Pentagon said there was no known suspected infection or risk to the public. But four U.S. civilians have been started on preventive measures called post-exposure prophylaxis, which usually includes the anthrax vaccine, antibiotics or both.

The four face “minimal” risk, said Jason McDonald, a spokesman for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Your health care is totally safe with these big government people.

Anthrax. I hate those guys. pic.twitter.com/kWJb9T6PbQ

— Stephen Green (@VodkaPundit) May 28, 2015