Bioterrorism

Anthrax vaccine doses ready to be given to emergency responders are stored at Washington University.

St. Louis Emergency Personnel Get Anthrax Vaccine In Federal Test

Sarah Fentem

Emergency responders in St. Louis are among the first to receive the anthrax vaccine as part of a federal program to inoculate local personnel.Health…

Government, Politics & Issues

Behind the Headlines: How is the St. Louis region prepared for the threat of terrorism?

Kelly Moffitt

In our weekly "Behind the Headlines" segment, “St. Louis on the Air” host Don Marsh discussed the top news stories that caught St. Louisans’ attention…

Health, Science & Environment

SLU To Test Cancer Drugs Against Potential Biological Threat

Saint Louis University is launching a study to explore whether two cancer medications could also help protect U.S. troops from bioterrorism attacks.SLU is…

Health, Science & Environment

St. Charles County first in area to test drive-through disaster response

Nancy Fowler

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 1, 2012 - Disaster experts in St. Charles County are looking for volunteers to test a…

Government, Politics & Issues

Former Sens. Talent and Graham warn of bioterrorism risks

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 12, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Warning that the nation remains vulnerable to a large-scale bioterrorism…

Government, Politics & Issues

A decade after the 'Amerithrax' attacks, is the nation better prepared?

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 10, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Moon-suited investigators swab for spores in vacated suites of a U.S.…

Government, Politics & Issues

Talent warns of bioterrorism threat, backs new approach to thwart it

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 24, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Nearly a decade after the deadly anthrax mailings that the FBI later…