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Email from Sam
Who: Everyone on the island
Where: Computers
When: November 29, 2012
Summary: Sam starts dealing with medical matters

From: Sam
To: Undisclosed Recipients
Subject: Vaccines

We are going to start vaccinations on the adult based on military schedules. We don't know what affects us and what doesn't, but it never hurts to be prepared.

Since some would have these vaccines and since we don't want a centralized recording system, each of you will have information about what you will be given, boosters, etc.

List of vaccines required for the armed forced. I'm also going to see if there are other limited to Special Forces so this list might get longer. Some vaccines can be given with others, some can't. As to avoid overtaxing anyone's immune system, we will spred them out.

- Adenovirus: 2 tablets good for life (Anyone in the military in the past 5 years wouldn't need it)
- Anthrax: 5 doses of vaccine (in the muscle): subsequent doses to be administered at 4 weeks and 6, 12, and 18 months after the first dose. Annual booster doses are recommended for ongoing protection.
- Botulism: Investigational New Drug (IND) shot done annually
- Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR): You need a second dose ONLY if you never got it. This includes also immunization for the Varicella (chickenpox)
- Tdap (Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis): a single injection of one dose (0.5 mL) by theintramuscular. Booster if necessary if at least 2 years have passed
- Hepatitis A: injection every 6 months
- Hepatitis B: 3 doses — with the second dose given 4 weeks after the first and the third dose 5 months after the second. (Only if you weren't vaccinated as a child or if you haven't taken the adult doses before)
- Human Papillomavirus: three dose series administered at 0, 2, and 6 month intervals. Each dose is 0.5-mL administered as an intramuscularly injection in the deltoid, from 9 through 26 years of age. (unless you were vaccinated before)
- Influenza: there are several types. Annual, plus there are 3 perennial. You need one shot each for the perennials if you didn't have before and one for the annual
- Japanese encephalitis: two injection series administered 28 days apart with annual boosters (pregnant and nursing women can't be vaccinated)
- Lyme Disease: Yearly shot
- Meningococcal: Injection with booster ever 7 years (Robert, I'm sure you had it done, if you can't remember when, we'll do it again)
- Plague: Primary vaccination consists of a series of three injections, boosters every 6 months
- Pneumococcal: a one time 0.5 mL dose administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously. (This you only get again if you reach 65)
- Polio: Adults who have previously completed a primary series of 3 or more doses should be given one dose of IPV. (Again if you already had your adult dose, you don't need too)
- Rabies: Administer three 1-mL doses of vaccine intramuscularly (IM) in the deltoid muscle, one each on days 0, 7 and 21 or 28. Boosters are only given if bitten)
- Shingles: Pill only over 50 year old
- Smallpox: droplet of ACAM2000 by percutaneous route every 10 years
- Tuberculosis (TB): droplet every 10 years
- Typhoid: one capsule every other day, for a total of four capsules. Boosters every 2 years
- Yellow Fever: a single, 0.5-mL dose subcutaneously, boosters every 10 years. Not recommended for people over 65