Smallpox vaccination for critical public service workers
Date Submitted: 07/21/2002 14:20:21
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 5 pages (1394 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 5 pages (1394 words)
Note: Includes overview and history of the disease. Citations included, but not in proper form.
Smallpox vaccination for critical public service workers
There has been much publicity about the threat of bioterrorist attacks in the United
States. Usually, the agent cited as the most likely to be used is the smallpox virus. The
federal government has recommended that only certain public health and health care
workers be vaccinated. If a major outbreak of smallpox were …
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