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The new cell culture smallpox vaccine should be offered to the general population

✍ Scribed by William Bicknell; Kenneth James

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2002
Tongue: English
Weight: 117 KB
Volume: 13
Category: Article
ISSN: 1052-9276
DOI: 10.1002/rmv.382

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Abstract

A series of major factors must be weighed in deciding whether or not, and to what extent, a particular country should consider pre‐exposure vaccination for smallpox. These include the risk of a bioterrorist attack using smallpox, the risk of secondary spread from another country, the risks and benefits of vaccination, the effectivenes s of vaccination pre‐ and post‐exposure, the prevalence of immunocompromised persons, the capacity of the medical care delivery system and the wealth of a nation. We review here the issues and variables relevant for policy making, propose a framework for country‐specific decision making and suggest the World Health Organization has a key role to play, particularly with regard to lower‐income countries. In doing so, we support the proposition. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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