The Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation released its fourth letter report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on August 12, 2003 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. In this report, the committee makes several recommendations related to the integration of smallpox preparedness into overall public health preparedness, implementation of the President’s policy on offering smallpox vaccine to members of the general public who insist on receiving it, and selected aspects of overall smallpox vaccination program implementation.
The report is available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10788.html.
For more information about the committee, upcoming meetings, or to read previous reports, please visit the committee’s website at http://www.iom.edu/smallpox. - Posted: 08/13/03
Woman Vaccinated Against Smallpox Dies - Posted: 03/26/03 Federal officials are investigating whether the smallpox vaccine contributed to the heart attack death of a Maryland woman and brought on heart problems in six others.
CDC Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released an updated version of the Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines for public health authorities regarding the implementation of a large-scale voluntary vaccination program in response to a smallpox outbreak. The 48-pages plan provides details on all aspects of immunization clinic operations and staffing and includes an example of a model smallpox vaccination clinic.
For more information on guidelines go to http://www.bt.cdc.gov/documentsapp/SmallPox/RPG/index.asp - Posted 10/02/02
ENA supports voluntary smallpox vaccination program for health care providers
