[FairOpinion]

I just wish other cities/states would hurry up and start offering it. The terrorists are quite likely to start spreading smallpox in multiple cities at once. Imagine the panic... when it could all be avoided by vaccinating people before there is an outbreak.

[aristeides]

Whole city, hmmm? Sounds as though somebody is taking the threat seriously. Not that it would do that much good if a lot of commuters from MD and VA are not also immunized.

[Burn24]

FWIW - I had this vaccine in 1967 and was sick as a dog from it - and I was very young at the time. Don't want to think about what it might do to our elderly.

[Mulder]

such as those infected with HIV

So most of DC won't be getting the smallpox shots?

[Mulder]

The terrorists are quite likely to start spreading smallpox in multiple cities at once.

It would definitely hurt us, no doubt. But it would decimiate the entire third world, including all of the islamic nations.

It would be bad for us, but worse for them.

Imagine the panic... when it could all be avoided by vaccinating people before there is an outbreak.

I'm not against voluntary vaccinations. I'm totally opposed to mandatory shots.

[rockprof]

Politicians should get the shots LAST. Maybe that would cause them to think seriously about homeland defense. (although I wouldn't be surprised if many of the higher-level people in government haven't already been vaccinated).