I shouldn't have to point this out, but if you can't buy it (or steal it from someone who has bought it), it ain't available. The military *is supposed* to have 300K doses by the end of the calendar year, but the contract (IIRC) actually calls for delivery by end of FY 2003. Besides, 300K doses is significantly less than the number of active-duty military folks, much less civilians (or even civilian gov't officials) in likely target areas. -----Original Message----- From: measl@mfn.org [mailto:measl@mfn.org] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:15 AM To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com Subject: [EMED-L] Should we ER/Healthcare workers get smallpox vaccine? (fwd) For everyone under the impression that smallpox vaccine is no longer available... -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:16:38 -0500 From: Willie Franklin To: EMED-L@ITSSRV1.UCSF.EDU Subject: [EMED-L] Should we ER/Healthcare workers get smallpox vaccine? The military is set to have 300,000 doses of smallpox vaccine by the end of this year. Should we be vaccinated? I was vaccinated as a child, but most of us who have been vaccinated are no longer immune. In the event that a terrorist decides to covertly unleash smallpox, we would all be at risk, as we would be the front line of defense. Any thoughts from the list? The first wave of ill people from a smallpox attack could also take out the healthcare system, as we are not immune, and may not recognize the early cases. Just thinking "out loud" here. Willie William E. Franklin, DO www.erdoc.com wfranklin@erdoc.com To unsubscribe, send the command "SIGNOFF EMED-L" to LISTSERV@ITSSRV1.UCSF.EDU