[snickeroon]

One of many questions: are we sure that the strain that will be used by terrorists is standard smallpox and not a cocktail of several diseases....for instance, has anyone read about "blackpox"????

Also, we do not have to be innoculated UNLESS there is absolute certainty that we are being exposed....correct?????

[Jim Noble]

>>One of many questions: are we sure that the strain that will be used by terrorists is standard smallpox<<

No, but the feasibility of engineering viruses (which is simple in the movies) is unclear. I myself doubt that viruses can be made more virulent without damaging them in other ways.

>>Also, we do not have to be innoculated UNLESS there is absolute certainty that we are being exposed....correct?????<<

The State cannot require you to be immunized, but they can quarantine you against your will if you refuse.

I don't think vaccine refusal is going to be much of an issue after an attack...