Fighting Bioterrorism
Fighting Bioterrorism | Everyone Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
Charles Krauthammer is a regular columnist for the Washington Post. He won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary in 1987.
Summary: The government’s plan to make smallpox vaccinations voluntary for health care workers and discourage vaccination for the general public does not go far enough. People who choose not to be vaccinated and catch smallpox during a bioterror attack endanger not only themselves but others because they can spread the disease. Vaccination for everyone should be made mandatory, just as vaccination for childhood diseases is...
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Table of Contents
- The Bioterrorists: An Overview
- The United States Is Not Prepared for a Bioterror Attack
- The United States Is Committed to Fighting Bioterrorism
- U.S. Agriculture Is Vulnerable to Bioterror Attacks
- Protection of U.S. Agriculture Against Bioterror Attacks Has Been Strengthened
- Deficiencies in the Health Care System Threaten America’s Ability to Respond to Bioterror
- The American Health Care System’s Preparedness for Bioterror Has Improved
- Families Can Prepare for Bioterrorism
- The Public Is Likely to Respond Well in a Bioterror Attack
- Everyone Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Individuals Should Decide Whether to Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Only “First Responders” Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- No One Should Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Be Restricted to Prevent Bioterrorism
- Scientific Research and Publication Should Not Be Restricted
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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