0.T.: Yo, Jim...gold_tutor over here<grin> that was RH you wroteback to about smallpox vac's.
Now that we have that little matter straightened out, I wanted to comment upon your reply, regardless to whom you intended it sent...
I'm one of the few who was NOT vaccinated with small pox umpty years ago, and am probably in a high risk class who will not be "encouraged" to take it now, based on age, physicality, existing health problems, etc.
As I thoughtfully review your passionate and gut level candor post, esp. from your perch as a licensed M.D., I would like to make a couple of observations and ask for your feedback, please.
As I review mentally the rush to externally impose mass med for anthrax--I seriously wonder if "complications" were explained to those in "high risk categories?" You and I both saw the poor postal workers lined up for hours awaiting their dosage allotments...
Did I miss some public info campaign that had that info in it? I caught most of the talking heads shows, and the live press conferences with health types in the various affected states...
Is there any more info available on small pox innoc complications, high risk populations, selective who gets and who doesn't get, etc that might be available for LAY people like me, over 50, carrying some extra pounds and a life-long RAD "victim" could read and be at least more informed about my chances of dying from the "innoc" instead of dying from contacting smallpox?
I hope you see the question in there and can respond...public or private -- you choose
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