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Researchers look for guidance on vaccinating children against smallpox.

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2003 AUG 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers are looking for guidance on vaccinating children against smallpox in emergency situations.

According to a study from the United States, "Following the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 there has been increased concern about bioterrorism, much of it focused on smallpox. Routine smallpox vaccination in the USA was discontinued in 1972 and most U.S. citizens are susceptible to smallpox."

"The last natural case of smallpox occurred in 1978 but the virus has been stocked in freezers," reported Robert S. Baltimore at Yale University and Hal B. Jenson at Eastern Virginia Medical School. "If a terrorist had access to stored smallpox virus a release could produce a chaotic situation. In response the USA has developed a program for vaccinating adults but children have been left out.

"The only available vaccine has recently been tested in adults but a proposal for testing children ...

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