Fighting Bioterrorism
Fighting Bioterrorism | Individuals Should Decide Whether to Be Vaccinated Against Smallpox
Charles V. Peña is senior defense policy analyst and director of defense policy studies at the Cato Institute, a nonprofit public policy research foundation in Washington, D.C. His opinions have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and e-zines.
Summary: Vaccinating people against smallpox after cases have already appeared might have worked for natural outbreaks, but it is unlikely to be a good strategy if smallpox is used as a bioterrorist weapon because there will not be time or facilities for mass vaccination. Instead, the smallpox vaccine...
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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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