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Article: Smallpox vaccination program questioned. (Mistrust of CDC).
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- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- June 15, 2003
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's effort to vaccinate health care providers for smallpox as a way of preparing for a potential outbreak was criticized recently by several local health officials, some of whom questioned the credibility of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"I've never seen a larger disconnect between scientific expertise, experience in the field, and policy and planning," Dr. Franklyn Judson, director of Denver Public Health, said at a meeting of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation.
"The more people know about smallpox and the smallpox vaccine, the less likely ...