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DOCTORS OFFER CAUTIONS ON KNOWN SIDE EFFECTS OF SMALLPOX SHOTS
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As President Bush prepared to unveil a smallpox vaccination
campaign today that would offer shots to the public on a voluntary
basis, doctors who have recently worked with the vaccine cautioned
that administering it would be complex and, in some patients, would
trigger an array of side effects rarely if ever encountered with
other inoculations.
"You can read descriptions about what the reactions to smallpox
vaccine are going to be like, but until you've seen a few, it's hard
to convey ...
