Vaccines for adults in an age of terrorism
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Vaccines for adults in an age of terrorism
J Assoc Acad Minor Phys.
2002 Jan.
Abstract
Vaccines are an effective, safe, and relatively inexpensive means of preventing infection; thus, they are important tools for fighting biological terrorism. Two diseases, anthrax and smallpox, for which vaccines are not available to the general public are discussed. Three other vaccines--tetanus toxoid, influenza vaccine, and hepatitis B vaccine--generally recommended for adults, may be in short supply as a result of recent acts of terrorism.
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