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Smallpox vaccine: does it work?
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The debate over use of the smallpox vaccine has focused on the risks of side effects and deaths caused by the vaccine, as well as the problems associated with the vaccine's outmoded technology, but these discussions have ignored questions about the vaccine's effectiveness. Authorities insist that smallpox vaccine was responsible for eradication of one of humanity's greatest scourges (WHO, 1980). It may therefore come as a tremendous surprise that throughout the nearly 200-year history of smallpox vaccination, thoughtflul physicians and a veritable army of citizens doubted ...
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Acambis announces halt of smallpox vaccine trial.(PIPELINE PREVIEWS)
Magazine article from: Journal of Drugs in Dermatology
; ...into a phase III trial of ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine after three suspected myopericarditis...there is any relationship between this smallpox vaccine and myopericarditis. Once the investigation...also focused on the development of a smallpox vaccine that can be used in ...
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History quest.
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
; ...of immunology, this man is credited with developing the smallpox vaccine. He was a doctor in the 18th century. At the time, the...That often proved fatal. This doctor noted that people who contracted cowpox, a harmless cousin of smallpox, did not get the deadly...
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USA: UNITED STATES AND CANADA SIGN SMALLPOX VACCINE AGREEMENT.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database
; ...to jointly collaborate on a smallpox vaccine development program. The program...develop and acquire a new smallpox vaccine based on a live viral (vaccinia...against the deadly disease. The smallpox vaccine agreement signed March 27...
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Developing new smallpox vaccines. (Perspectives).
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases
; New stockpiles of smallpox vaccine are required as a contingency...unfriendly governments. The smallpox vaccine in the current stockpile consists...with calf lymph-propagated smallpox vaccine, the issues regarding selection...
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National smallpox vaccine in pregnancy registry. (Notice to Readers).(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
; Smallpox vaccine is known to cause fetal vaccinie...serious complication of exposure to smallpox vaccine during pregnancy. Fewer than 50...CDC has established the National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry, a surveillance...
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Newly licensed smallpox vaccine to replace old smallpox vaccine.(Notice to Readers)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
; ...begun distribution of a new-generation smallpox vaccine, ACAM2000[TM] (Acambis, Inc., Cambridge...ACAM2000 is a live, vaccinia virus smallpox vaccine that was licensed for use in the United...ACAM2000 will be replacing Dryvax[R] smallpox vaccine (Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ...
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Treatment for complications of smallpox vaccination.(Updates)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer
; ...immunizations with the licensed smallpox vaccine Dryvax. This plasma contains...the live virus used in the smallpox vaccine. The vaccinia virus does not cause smallpox. Because the smallpox vaccine is made with this live virus...
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Women with smallpox vaccine exposure during pregnancy reported to the National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry--United States, 2003.
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
; ...to live vaccinia virus contained in the smallpox vaccine. The smallpox vaccine should not be administered to women who...Administration (FDA), has established the National Smallpox Vaccine in Pregnancy Registry. This report summarizes...
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Web-based course on smallpox vaccine storage and handling.(Notice to Readers)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
; ...NIP) announces the availability of Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling, an interactive...storage, handling, and shipping of smallpox vaccine by health-care providers and to support...html. Questions or comments about Smallpox Vaccine Storage and Handling may be e-mailed...
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Adventitious viruses and smallpox vaccine.(LETTERS)(Letter to the Editor)
Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases
; ...1) strongly argued for testing old smallpox vaccine stocks made in animal skin for adventitious...may be found in the oldest stocks of smallpox vaccine and deserve more attention than previously...Osburn BI. Adventitious agents in smallpox vaccine in strategic national stockpile. ...
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