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FYI... FYI...
I meant to post this earlier after I heard about it on the local news.
You cannot get to the story on the website unless you register. So it is posted in full above.
1 posted on 10/24/2001 2:30:30 AM PDT by stlnative
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2 posted on 10/24/2001 2:33:09 AM PDT by stlnative
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To: brigette
Question for all of you medical types out there:

Unless I'm mistaken, being born in 1963, I received smallpox vaccinations as a child. Does the efficacy (sp?) change over time, and are boosters necessary throughout life? In other words, is my vaccination good any more?

My understanding is that they stopped vaccinating because the virus had been more-or-less eradicated in the wild--although there have been some isolated cases in other countries in the last several years. When did they stop administering the smallpox vaccine?

3 posted on 10/24/2001 5:19:08 AM PDT by Fredgoblu
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To: brigette; *Smallpox List
Index bump. To search for smallpox articles, click here: Smallpox List. Please ping all articles relating to smallpox to the list.
10 posted on 11/06/2001 6:10:40 AM PST by Dixie Mom
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