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HHS is thinking big about smallpox.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 28-JUN-02 		Format: Online - approximately 718 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: HHS is thinking big about smallpox.(LETTERS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

On June 20, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention delivered recommendations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that expand the current smallpox vaccination policy. In addition to laboratory personnel working with smallpox, these recommendations broaden the existing smallpox vaccination policy to include those individuals who would be most likely to come in contact with smallpox victims in the event of a biological attack.

Charles V. Pena's "Small thinking on smallpox" (Commentary, June 20) criticizes the revised ACIP smallpox vaccination recommendations as misguided and manifesting a lack of knowledge about the...

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