This review outlines the spectrum of known and suspected adverse events associated with smallpox vaccination to aid in biopreparedness efforts.
Informs clinician awareness of smallpox vaccine adverse events for biopreparedness; extends the literature base for future research.
Smallpox vaccination of health care workers, military personnel, and some first responders has begun in the United States in 2002-2003 as one aspect of biopreparedness. Full understanding of the spectrum of adverse events and of their cause, frequency, identification, prevention, and treatment is imperative. This article describes known and suspected adverse events occurring after smallpox vaccination.
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