Five Georgia counties will conduct a week-long exercise in October that will play an Anthrax release scenario.
The test is to test the effectiveness of working with volunteers from the business community in order to distribute medication to the affected population.
The week long exercise, which runs from October 22 to October 26, will include a one day drill on October 25 in Barrow, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties.
The Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health, the Community Continuity Atlanta Partnership (CCAP), Georgia Division of Public Health Office of Emergency Preparedness, Business Executives for National Security (BENS), Emory University, Hands on Altanta, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA), and county Boards of Health are behind the exercise, according to a DHR statement.
