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Voluntary shots may not protect.
2003 SEP 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Leaving smallpox vaccinations up to individual Americans could result in many more deaths in the event of terrorist attack, according to a study.
The result could be an increase of between 22% and 54% in mortality in case of a smallpox attack, according to a mathematical model developed by U.S. and Canadian researchers.
Currently the Bush administration has mandated smallpox vaccinations for 500,000 military personnel and is seeking voluntary vaccination of millions of medical and emergency personnel across the country, though the civilian program has lagged.
The research team led by Chris T. Bauch at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, used game theory to estimate the share of the general population that would seek vaccination under a voluntary ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Voluntary shots may not protect.