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To: KLP who wrote (67619)	1/22/2003 3:58:52 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

When we batted about the pros and cons of Smallpox vaccines, I was among the "naysayers." Turns out a lot of Doctors agree with me. "USA Today" Hospitals balk at smallpox vaccine More doctors consider risk to staff too great By Laura Parker USA TODAY RICHMOND, Va. -- When doctors at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals here announced in December that they would not participate in the Bush administration's program to vaccinate 11 million Americans against smallpox, they were criticized for making a deplorable decision that could undermine the president's plan. It turns out they were just the first. More than 80 hospitals from every region in the USA, including leading teaching hospitals and large, urban public hospitals, are forgoing the vaccinations. The dissenters are a fraction of the 3,000 hospitals recruited by state health officials to vaccinate doctors, nurses and other hospital staff members who are most likely to care for smallpox patients. But their numbers are growing as doctors and administrators at hospitals around the USA are concluding that the known health risks from the vaccine, which can cause illness and even death, outweigh the unquantifiable risks of smallpox being used as a terrorist weapon. Rest at: usatoday.com