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To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3195)	10/25/2001 2:16:14 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14610

hmmmm, I am over 35.....pheewwwwwww

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3195)	10/25/2001 2:33:32 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

>>Virtually everyone over the age of 35 in the U.S. and most of the Western world is vaccinated against smallpox.<< But doesn't the effect wear off after 10 years? I remember having to get booster shots.

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3195)	10/25/2001 2:36:02 PM
From: HG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14610

A lot of Americans are not US born..... A LOT, esp in NY, MidWest and CA.

To: Original Mad Dog who wrote (3195)	10/26/2001 7:51:57 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 14610

Hi OMD....(this re smallpox) just cruising by...but had to say that the info I can find on smallpox states that a booster only lasts for about 5-10 years, depending on the source you find.... That's why it is really important our government have the vaccine ready if need be... abcnews.go.com Some Americans have been vaccinated against smallpox but are unlikely to be protected from the deadly virus since immunity from the vaccine lasts only 10 years. Although the disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1977, some virus remains in laboratories.