I didn’t really care. If I had a bad reaction, I had a bad reaction—if I didn’t, I didn’t. I just wanted to go to war.

Sunday the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on one Air Force veteran who doctors say is having a severe neurological reaction to the vaccine:

The article goes on to address an interesting point about benefits available to veterans afflicted by their reactions to the vaccine:

He forgets the names of neighbors he has known for years and grimaces as he pushes himself into a standing position. His torso tilts forward as he walks stiffly through his Mequon home. A wooden cane hangs on a chair in the living room. It is one of a collection that DeGuire keeps around. He frequently forgets where he puts them.

Some experts say the anthrax vaccine is totally safe—others point to data that says otherwise. It seems there’s really no way to prove it enough for one side to agree with the other. In the meantime DeGuire himself has fallen through a loophole.