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Dean Sommer Comments on Smallpox Vaccination Strategy

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, Dean of the Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, spoke with magazine for its October 14 cover story on the nation’s smallpox vaccination strategy. The article discusses the U.S. vaccination plan and a potential strategy for vaccinating the public prior to an attack or threat. 

On September 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 48-page that states how to vaccinate every American in the event of an attack using smallpox. The detailed plan calls for each state to vaccinate up to 1 million people in the first ten days of an outbreak.

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