Safety Profile of Smallpox Vaccine: Insights from the Laboratory Worker Smallpox Vaccination Program
Author(s) -
James Baggs,
Robert T. Chen,
Inger K. Damon,
Lisa D. Rotz,
Christopher C. R. Allen,
Kathleen E. Fullerton,
Christine Casey,
Dale Nordenberg,
Gina T. Mootrey
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/428731
Subject(s) - medicine , vaccination , smallpox , smallpox vaccine , itching , abdominal pain , adverse effect , smallpox vaccination , surgery , immunology , vaccinia , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , recombinant dna
The frequency of mild-to-moderate adverse events following smallpox vaccination was not well documented or reported during the pre-eradication era. This report describes the frequency of such symptoms among 936 adult smallpox vaccinees with and without a history of prior smallpox vaccination.
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