[rwfromkansas]

Keep in mind the article is only proposing some studies indicate this. It doesn't make it true. Also, that one study indicated it MAY last up to 50 years in some cases....not everyone will even in that study.

[syriacus]

Keep in mind the article is only proposing some studies indicate this. It doesn't make it true. Also, that one study indicated it MAY last up to 50 years in some cases....not everyone will even in that study.

Thanks for the caveats. But I can't help myself.
I can't help feeling more hopeful about our chances against smallpox. It seemed so hopeless before. Everyone sick. Everyone dying.

If vaccinations MIGHT last 50 years, and some of us had vaccinations only 40 years ago, there just MIGHT be some hope. Considering the tentative findings of this study, and the advances in medicine, and the thought that some vaccine might be available to help those who are not immune...things look better.

Is there a chance that, somehow, the smallpox immunity factor in the bodies of the over-40 year-olds could be transferred to their family members who are not immune?