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New York City Conducts Largest Ever Surprise Bioterror Response Drill
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Officials are conducting the largest surprise bioterror drill of its kind in New York City history Friday.
The Rapid Activation for Mass Prophylaxis Exercise (RAMPEx) is testing the city’s ability to respond to the airborne release of anthrax, 1010 WINS’ Al Jones reported.
More than 1,500 employees from 13 city agencies will set up 30 temporary locations where life-saving medication would be dispensed in the event of an emergency.
Most of those people participating in Friday’s drill had no advanced knowledge of the day or time of the exercise.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/08/01/health-department-conducts-largest-no-notice-emergency-response-drill-in-nyc-history/
