They don't need the smallpox virus to make the smallpox vaccine, it's a different but related pox virus so a vaccinia infection (which is what the vaccine gives you) provides cross immunity with smallpox and monkeypox and some others.
I'm not scared because the nice thing about vaccinia being a real infection is it too can be easily spread and we wouldn't really have to panic over them running out.
Oh I'm not in a panic .. just trying to educate myself that's all ... so much stuff out there and I'm just trying to weed thru it all
And yes the MEDIA is doing a GREAT job at scaring people .. which IMO will only do more harm then good ..
Educate people yes .. but I wish they would stop scaring the sh!t out of people ..