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Is it still necessary to be vaccinated for smallpox?
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For most people, no.: Routine smallpox vaccination was abandoned decades ago because natural smallpox did not exist and side effects occurred from the vaccine.
Answered 9/11/2014
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No: Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1979 by the world health organization. The only places where the virus might be located would be at specific (& few) laboratories.
Answered 9/26/2013
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