[vetvetdoug]

The article says they were in a cold storage unit kept at 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Did I miss something?

[Second Amendment First]

My error. I was thinking of an earlier story I read which may have been wrong. Thanks for the correction.

[Second Amendment First]

In an interview Tuesday, a CDC official said he believed the vials were stored for many years at room temperature, which would suggest the samples are dead. But FDA officials said later in the day that the smallpox was in cold storage for decades.

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/07/08/6541117/forgotten-vials-of-smallpox-found.html

The article was later modified to add the second sentence.