<p>“We interrupt the current programming to bring you this important news update…there has been a reported case of smallpox in Washington, D.C…”</p>
<p>What will happen next? Pandemonium. The press has done its job over the last few months reinforcing the belief that an epidemic is about to occur, potentially causing millions of deaths. Americans thousands of miles from Washington will demand the smallpox vaccine, a vaccine with the highest risk of complications of any vaccine ever manufactured and with a dubious track record for success.</p>