Seanad debates

Wednesday, 26 March 2003

There are demands that the Minister have smallpox vaccination ready for everyone when the bio-terrorism strikes. America has already had one death as a result of it. We know that three in every million die from vaccinia even in the best of circumstances with smallpox. The New England Journal of Medicine has published several excellent articles saying the United States would be better off if it tried to barrier nurse anyone who got smallpox and to vaccinate those who might be dealing with them, yet there are those here who say we must be ready to vaccinate everyone against smallpox. What would be the cost to the health service?

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