US plans to 'stockpile smallpox vaccine'

The US Government is to buy enough smallpox vaccine to treat the country's entire population as fears grow of new bioterrorism attacks.

Wed, 07 Nov, 2001 - 15:44

The US Government is to buy enough smallpox vaccine to treat the country's entire population as fears grow of new bioterrorism attacks.

US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson says he expects to sign a contract this weekend to enable each man, woman and child to be immunised from the disease.

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