Gary Matsumoto

This story is a joint project with ProPublica, PBS Frontline and McClatchy newspapers. The story will aired on Frontline on Oct. 11.

The investigation raised questions about the validity of conclusions made by FBI scientists about the accused anthrax mailer, Dr. Bruce E. Ivins.

In this provocative look at the US military from the Persian Gulf War through the 2003 invasion of Iraq, investigative journalist Gary Matsumoto contends that an anthrax vaccine dispensed by the Department of Defense was a possible cause of autoimmune diseases misdiagnosed as a mysterious "Gulf War Syndrome" and the origins of a massive cover-up. If true, it may constitute the worst friendly-fire incident in military history. A skillfully-woven narrative that serves as a warning about this… Show more

In this provocative look at the US military from the Persian Gulf War through the 2003 invasion of Iraq, investigative journalist Gary Matsumoto contends that an anthrax vaccine dispensed by the Department of Defense was a possible cause of autoimmune diseases misdiagnosed as a mysterious "Gulf War Syndrome" and the origins of a massive cover-up. If true, it may constitute the worst friendly-fire incident in military history. A skillfully-woven narrative that serves as a warning about this man-made epidemic, Vaccine A is a much needed account of what may have gone wrong, and why.

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I am the third author in a peer-reviewed scientific article published Immunology and Cell Biology and Nature.com.

The article concerns the use of an experimental additive in current, "second generation" vaccine design. There is a large body of data in animal "models" that show this additive triggers autoimmune responses. In fact, research scientists use this proposed additive (for human vaccines) to induce in laboratory animals the animal versions of multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus… Show more

I am the third author in a peer-reviewed scientific article published Immunology and Cell Biology and Nature.com.

The article concerns the use of an experimental additive in current, "second generation" vaccine design. There is a large body of data in animal "models" that show this additive triggers autoimmune responses. In fact, research scientists use this proposed additive (for human vaccines) to induce in laboratory animals the animal versions of multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Show less

Although one theory in the U.S. investigation into the 2001 anthrax letter mailings argued the powder they contained was "homemade," some experts say that was improbable based on powder's characteristics. This was the first publication to disclose the engineering techniques used in the early days of bio-warfare to make germ weapons in powdered form.

The article raises questions about the difference in quality between the anthrax powders mailed to the U.S. media and the U.S. Senate. It… Show more

Although one theory in the U.S. investigation into the 2001 anthrax letter mailings argued the powder they contained was "homemade," some experts say that was improbable based on powder's characteristics. This was the first publication to disclose the engineering techniques used in the early days of bio-warfare to make germ weapons in powdered form.

The article raises questions about the difference in quality between the anthrax powders mailed to the U.S. media and the U.S. Senate. It raises the possibility that the powders - acknowledged by the U.S. government to be significantly different in quality - were the products of two different engineering processes. One of them far more sophisticated than the other. Show less