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Article: SMALLPOX VACCINE TO BE STUDIED\ CHILDREN'S WANTS TO WEIGH EFFECTS.(News)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- November 1, 2002
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Byline: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and UCLA want to begin the first studies of the effects of a risky smallpox vaccine on toddlers and preschoolers.
The proposal, however, is raising such thorny questions about safety and ethics that the government is seeking public reaction before giving the OK.
Among the issues: The vaccine is made of a live virus called vaccinia that can cause its own infections until the injection site scabs over, so researchers plan to keep inoculated children out of day care or school for a month. But will youngsters tear off their bandages and put relatives, playmates or ...