Can military people get a smallpox vaccination?

Not routinely: Smallpox is an example of the success of vaccines in eradicating a disease that previously caused significant devastation. Only if there is a threat of biological warfare do troops get the smallpox vaccine. This webpage shows which vaccines military personnel receive: http://usmilitary.About.Com/od/theorderlyroom/l/blvaccinations.Htm.

Smallpox vaccination: is not a routine vaccine for military. The government has only provided smallpox to several hundred scientists/ medical personnel in research settings. The American public has not received routine smallpox vaccinations since 1972. According to the CDC “The U.S. government has enough vaccine to vaccinate every person in the United States in the event of a smallpox emergency.” This is part of