Comments on: Smallpox in New York City, 1947

By: Gambler

Gambler — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:12:21 +0000

I don't remember this day, but my father remember it! It was terrible...

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By: wardeworth

wardeworth — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:30:36 +0000

I remember that time people get stucked out from their real life.
Anyways now its gonna relieved from that.

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By: Giant’s Shoulders « The Renaissance Mathematicus

Giant’s Shoulders « The Renaissance Mathematicus — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:27:59 +0000

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By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:30:22 +0000

The study below indicates that mass vaccination may not be necessary. I hope not. I was vaccinated for smallpox for some reason as a child in the 60's, and now I cannot wear a sleeveless blouse in the sun not even for running errands. The scar became active a couple of years ago after gardening. This is frightening since there are cases of cancer appearing in smallpox vaccination scars. (It is not just because of the scar tissue, since I have a scar on the other arm and no problem with that one.)

I don't have medical insurance so researched and finally found an herb that worked to reverse the changes. But this past summer the changes started again and I was able to stop the progression quickly with the herbal salve I made. Good thing since conventional treatment seems disfiguring and not too effective. (A European study I read recommends vaccinating in places that are easier to hide than the top of the arm should there be trouble.)

So I would say to avoid smallpox vaccination unless absolutely necessary. The new one they are researching sounds like it could be safer, but sometimes you don't know about long term side effects. I would still be conservative with use of the vaccinia virus in any form, and if mass vaccinations for a defeated disease are done because of speculative terrorist threats, the sacrifices and suffering of those who died and suffered side effects in the past to defeat smallpox will be disrespected.

http://www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/news/2006/10/16/s...
"Study finds mass vaccination unnecessary in the event of a large-scale bioterrorist smallpox attack in the United States
Prompt surveillance and containment of victims would effectively thwart an epidemic "

By: Rose

Rose — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:30:22 +0000

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:18:24 +0000

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By: profvrr

profvrr — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:50:20 +0000

I understand that 8 or 9 people died from vaccine side effects. What
do you think would be done today, if someone came into NYC, or any
major city, and died in hospital of smallpox? Ring or mass
vaccination?

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:59:30 +0000

My understanding, however, is that more New Yorkers were killed by the smallpox vaccine than by the virus in this particular episode… while this campaign was incredibly impressive, ring vaccination alone probably would have been the best tactic, given that smallpox is not the most harmless vaccine in our arsenal.

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