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Article: Vaccination
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Vaccination
United States President George W. Bush authorized a program on December 13, 2002, which by its conclusion, will see approximately 500,000 military personnel vaccinated against smallpox, along with an equal number of key healthcare providers in the United States. In the event of a biological attack that would expose Americans to smallpox, the affected citizens could then be quickly vaccinated by the protected healthcare workers. Additionally, the vaccine will be offered to up to ten million police, firefighters, and other first responders to emergencies. Smallpox vaccination within three days of exposure will usually prevent development of the disease, or dramatically ...