Military likely to resume anthrax vaccinations

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Monday said the Pentagon is likely to resume its anthrax vaccination program for U.S. troops, the Associated Press reported.

"There are a series of technical questions that are being looked at as to how one might do it and in what format and in what sequence," Rumsfeld said. "It's an important issue, and, goodness knows, you want to do it right."

Rumsfeld said he was waiting for recommendations on when and how to restart the anthrax vaccination program.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers is considering details of the plan, Rumsfeld added. Advisers to Myers have recommended that the vaccine program begin as soon as there are enough doses of vaccine, Pentagon officials said.