From: "Mike Lorrey" <mlorrey@datamann.com>
>
> While Anthrax wouldn't likely hurt that bad, a good runaway smallpox
> attack could wipe out a third of the population. Note that few Americans
> under 25 have been immunized against smallpox, and normal smallpox
> vaccines have limited efficacy against some weaponized smallpox
> variants.
... as I understand it, even those Americans who got vaccinated against
smallpox a long, long time ago do not have much (if any) immunity ...?
Olga
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