But people are still being vaccinated for small pox The 2015...

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    But people are still being vaccinated for small pox

    The 2015 ACIP recommendations advise routine vaccination of laboratory personnel who directly handle cultures of, or animals infected with:
    • Replication-competent vaccinia virus
    • Recombinant vaccinia viruses derived from replication-competent vaccinia strains (i.e., those that are capable of causing clinical infection and producing infectious virus in humans), or
    • Other orthopoxviruses that can infect humans (e.g., monkeypox, cowpox, and variola)
    Routine vaccination is not recommended for, but should be offered to:
    • Healthcare personnel (e.g., physicians, nurses) who currently treat or anticipate treating patients with vaccinia virus infections
    • Anyone administering ACAM2000®
    https://www.cdc.gov/smallpox/clinicians/vaccines.html
    Last edited by mogga: 02/12/21
 
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