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A Nov. 15 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) from the liberal group Occupy Democrats includes side-by-side images of a child infected with smallpox and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: With the resurgence of measles because of declining vaccination rates, should we be wary of the same happening with smallpox (which was also thought to have been eradicated)? And as an ...

Smallpox was eradicated in 1977. This amazing, global public health achievement isn’t just a page in a history book or an entry in Wikipedia, it is highly relevant today. Understanding the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The end of smallpox vaccination in the Democratic Republic of Congo is responsible for some of the mpox surge ...

If Bush administration officials believe that a smallpox attack is a credible — they stress not “ imminent” — threat, then they are duty-bound to take preventive measures, which the president has done ...