[classygreeneyedblonde]

That's 3 million people ....it's one in a million might be allerigic to it

[crazykatz]

And, there is something like a 75% fatality rating for those who actually GET the disease....I will gladly take MY chances with the vaccine....didn't kill me the first two times I got the "scratch" on my upper arm.

[Frohickey]

That's 3 million people ....it's one in a million might be allerigic to it

Huh?

If one in a million is allergic to it, and there are 300 million people in the US, then its 300 people that would be allergic to it. There are 278 million in the US, so that would be 278 people.

Make it voluntary, and free of charge upon showing evidence of US citizenship.

[Illbay]

No, that'd be between 250 and 300 people.

[mercy]

Uh, just a suggestion. Lose the pink and the bunnies. You were classier without them. ;=}

[jammer]

You started something using the term "allergic". I didn't see that in the article and that's not what causes the deaths (only a few of them). It is not usually an antigen-antibody (allergic) reaction.

[piasa]

???

Your math is way off. There are roughly 280 million people in the US... with a rate of 1 death per million, that's 280 deaths.

It's actually going to be LESS than that, because the one per million figure is based on those million people NEVER having been vaccinated before. Why? The one per million figure is for PRIMARY vaccinations. So the figure would be much less than 280 deaths per 280 million people because people over 35 have been vaccinated at least once, and people who have served in the military since 1990 have been vaccinated at least once, and people who have travelled overseas or immigrated here since the 1986 have been vaccinated at least once... probably about 160 million people might not be vaccinated, which brings the possible deaths down to 160.

(That is a good deal better than the 30% death rate for naturally occuring smallpox, with a much higher death rate for weapon-type smallpox, which is a much more potent strain.)

Fatal complications for people who have been vaccinated before is 0.25 deaths/million... one-fourth that of primary vaccinations.

[nightowl]

This article is misleading. I heard what he said & he was asked about the smallpox vaccine & everyone being vaccinated. He said he was concerned about the possibility of loss of life and he would be discussing all possibilities with Tommy Thompson. By his tone, I would be very surprised if he ever made the vaccination mandatory.