Smallpox

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The recent concerns regarding bioterrorism have given rise to calls for a mass vaccination program against smallpox. The Bush Administration has floated plans to administer the smallpox vaccine to health care and military workers to protect against a smallpox outbreak in the United States. This paper examines the symptoms and morbidity rates of smallpox and studies the arguments both for and against a mass smallpox vaccination campaign.

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"Gilmore (2003) further notes that past statistics show that the smallpox vaccine poses a much higher level of risk compared to other vaccinations. For every million people vaccinated in the past, 14 to 52 persons experienced severe reactions. Furthermore, 1-2 people out of every 1 million who received the smallpox vaccine died. Authorities in the United States are further studying the possibility of a causal relationship between smallpox vaccination and subsequent deaths due to previously undiagnosed cardiac disease."

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