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Byline: David Wahlberg
Jun. 27--Smallpox vaccination of police officers, firefighters and paramedics should continue despite an advisory panel's recommendation last week that the inoculations be stopped, the CDC said Thursday.
Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said states should keep expanding vaccination campaigns to include first responders.
Health care workers were initially targeted in the campaign, which started in January. They were to be followed by first responders.
Some areas, such as Florida, Hawaii and New York City, have started offering the vaccine to the second…
Source: HighBeam Research, Smallpox Shots to Continue despite Warnings.