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US draws up plans for smallpox outbreak after terrorist attack. (News).(Brief Article)

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| June 29, 2002 | Charatan, Fred | COPYRIGHT 2003 British Medical Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A US advisory group has recommended that people likely to be directly involved in handling any outbreak of smallpox after a terrorist attack should be vaccinated as a precautionary measure--although mass vaccination has been deemed unnecessary.

The 14 member advisory committee on immunisation practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has voted unanimously against vaccinating all Americans against smallpox. It said, "Under current circumstances, with no confirmed smallpox, and the risk of an attack assessed as low, vaccination of the general population is not recommended, as the potential benefits of vaccination do not outweigh the risks of…

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