Terror and Triage: Prioritizing Access to Mass Smallpox Vaccination
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Silverman, Ross D.
May, Thomas
Issue Date
2003
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36
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In the wake of the bioterror attacks of October 2001, the visibility of smallpox as a potential biological weapon has lead to government actions designed to prepare for potential attacks using this agent. In December 2001, the Department of Health and Human Services allocated $428 million for the development of 155 million smallpox vaccine doses, and studies are being conducted concerning the viability of diluting our existing stockpiles of the smallpox vaccine so that greater numbers of people can be vaccinated in the event of an outbreak. These efforts are intended to increase U.S. smallpox vaccination stockpiles to 286 million by the end of 2002 (enough to cover every U.S. Distribution of this stockpile, however, remains citizen). controversial. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC"), in their initial interim smallpox response plan and guidelines, recommended a...
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36 Creighton L. Rev. 359 (2002-2003)
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Creighton University School of Law