Let's live our high ideals for once.

Part of the Pittsburgh neighborhood Hazelwood's former mill site is being considered for a non-research non-live vaccine manufacturing facility for protection from biological attack. Similar to when troops participate in disaster rescue, I think this could be worthwhile, and so voted with the Hazelwood Initiative an initial welcome to their interest in bringing jobs and money to the community. Let's make this a true swords to plowshares moment by keeping their feet to the fire if they do decide to manufacture here. With what microbiology knowledge I have, I have nothing per se against vaccines. There are safety issues with any biotech operation, just as with low tech bio-operations such as urban farming. The military, of course, by definition, does not disclose what it does, so whether they really want to do what they claim they want to do is a whole nother ball o wax.
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"... On December 9, 2009, President Barack Obama issued the National
Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. It was described as a ―vision for addressing
the challenges from proliferation of biological weapons or their use by terrorists. It
highlights the beneficial nature of advances in the life sciences and their importance in
combating infectious diseases of natural, accidental, and deliberate origin. It also outlines
how the risks associated with misuse and potential consequences of a biological attack
require tailored actions to prevent biological threats.‖
The Strategy placed emphasis on the following areas: (1) Improve global access to the
life sciences to combat infectious disease regardless of its cause. (2) Establish and
reinforce norms against the misuse of the life sciences. (3) Institute a suite of coordinated
activities that collectively will help influence, identify, inhibit, and/or interdict those who
seek to misuse the life sciences.
On December 30, 2009, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13527,
―Establishing Federal Capability for the Timely Provision of Medical Countermeasures
Following a Biological Attack.‖ ..."

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