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Smallpox Vaccination: Implementation of National Program Faces Challenges.

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony,  June, 2003  

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GAO-03-578 April 30, 2003

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Amid growing concerns about a potential smallpox attack, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with 62 state, local, and territorial jurisdictions to implement the civilian part of the National Smallpox Vaccination Program. The goal is to increase the nation's response capacity by vaccinating health workers for Smallpox Response Teams as quickly as is safely possible. A civilian program using vaccination to bolster bioterrorism preparedness is unprecedented, the health risks are uncertain, and ...