DE PA RTMENTOF THE NAVY
OF FICEOF THE SECRETARY
1000 NAVY PENTAGON
WA SHIN GTON, D C 20350-1000
SECNAVINST 6230,4
N931
29 April 1998
SECNAV INSTRUCTION6230.4
From:
Secretary of the Navy
To :
All Ships and Stations
Subj : DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) ANTHRAX VACCINATION
IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (AVIP)
Ref:
(a) DoD Directive 6205.3 of 23 Nov 93 (NOTAL)
(b) SECNAVINST 6230.3 of 16
NOV 94
(c) OPNAVINST 3060.7A Of I oct 97 (NOTAL)
Encl :
(1) DON Anthrax Vaccination Implementation Plan
(AVIP)
1. Purpose.
To establish Department of the Navy (DON) policy
and assign responsibilities for the Anthrax
Implementation Program (AVIP) in accordance
through (c) .
2. AP~licabilitv.
Applies to all commands
Department of the Navy.
Vaccination
references (a)
and components
of the
3.
Background. The threat of biological warfare remains a
constant risk to U.S. forces.
Recent assessments have identified
anthrax as the primary biological threat facing American service
men and women today.
As authorized by the provisions of
reference (a), on 15 December 1997, the Secretary of Defense
announced that all U. S.
military forces,
active and selected
portions of the reserve component, will be immunized against the
biological agent anthrax. This force-wide protective measure is
the only way to ensure adequate protection against a threat which
is lethal to unprotected individuals exposed to concentrations of
the agent.
4. Policv. DON policy is to immunize personnel against
validated biological warfare threats in sufficient time to
develop immunity before deployment.
Enclosure (1) provides DON
anthrax vaccination implementing policies and guidance to all
Navy and Marine Corps personnel and is effective upon receipt.
The following are
a. Personnel
b. Personnel
deployment.
the vaccination priorities: -
assigned to high-threat areas.
predesignated for immediate contingency
