Cheyenne Mom Sues for $20M After Daughter Injected With Anthrax Vaccine

A Cheyenne woman is suing the U.S. government, claiming the negligence of a nurse at the 90th Medical Group at F.E. Warren Air Force Base caused her teenage daughter to develop chronic fatigue syndrome.

Stephanie Talcott, a Marine veteran, says her daughter, J.T., was mistakenly injected with the anthrax vaccine on Oct. 26, 2016, after going in for a tuberculin test.

J.T., who was 15 years old at the time, had been selected as a Rotary Student ​Exchange Ambassador and was slated to travel to Japan, but was required to have the routine test as a prerequisite.

According to the lawsuit, J.T. had three seizure-like events shortly after receiving the injection and the nurse fessed up to her mistake.

Talcott says J.T., who's now 17, continues to suffer serious problems as a result of the negligent injection, as her medical records and evaluations document.

She's bringing the lawsuit to recover $20 million, or such lower amount as the U.S. District Court of Wyoming, after hearing the evidence, determines to be fair and just.

The headline for this story was very misleading in its original form. We have since corrected the headline, and we apologize for the error. 

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