Smallpox

Vaccination Recommendations for People with Egg Allergy

A few vaccines use chicken eggs as a necessary part of the manufacturing process. This is important for you to know if you are allergic to eggs. These vaccines include MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella), MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella), influenza (flu), yellow fever and rabies. Below are the current expert recommendations about receiving these vaccines if you have egg allergy.

Smallpox - Warning

Smallpox Related Press Releases

Eczema Sufferers Cautioned Not To Take Vaccine

July 1, 2004

New Research Group to Focus on Deadly Smallpox Vaccination Complication
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July 1, 2004
Inaugural Conference to Focus on Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema Patients
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SAN RAFAEL, CA (February 18, 2003) - The National Eczema Association (NEA) today urged anyone who currently has or has ever suffered from eczema or atopic dermatitis not to receive the smallpox vaccine unless they have been exposed to smallpox, because of a heightened risk of life threatening reactions.

The

Be Aware: The Smallpox Vaccine and Atopic Dermatitis/Eczema Frequently Asked Questions

The smallpox vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia, which is a pox-type virus related to smallpox. The vaccine contains live vaccinia virus–not dead virus like many other vaccines. For that reason, the vaccination site must be cared for carefully to prevent the virus from spreading. The vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus and cannot give you smallpox.

Atopic Dermatitis and Smallpox Vaccinations Update 2011

Since the events of 9/11, government and health officials in the United States have been concerned that terrorists might one day use the smallpox virus as a weapon. In early 2003, the White House announced a plan to vaccinate active duty military personnel and healthcare professionals. In the case of a smallpox outbreak, millions of people would have received the smallpox vaccine.

Smallpox Warning: Centers for Disease Control

Centers for Disease Control website with information on Smallpox warning

Smallpox - Protecting Yourself

Beginning in January 2003, key military personnel and first-line health care workers will receive vaccine. In 2004, all Americans will be offered smallpox vaccinations on a voluntary basis. According to a recent poll by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, about two-thirds of Americans say they would be willing to have the vaccine.

Smallpox - Atopic Dermatitis and Smallpox Vaccination

People with atopic dermatitis (AD) tend to have a mild immune defect in their skin that occasionally allows certain viruses such as herpes simplex, warts, molluscum contagiosum and vaccinia (the live virus used for immunizing against smallpox) to spread over the skin.

Novel smallpox vaccine should be safe for eczema patients

Submitted by Spanish Key
on Wed, 07/11/2012 - 8:10pm

The US government has ordered 20 million doses of a vaccine that should protect eczema patients from smallpox without exposing them to the risk of developing eczema vaccinatum, a life-threatening infection, according to a press release by the vaccine’s manufacturer, the Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic.

This means that, in the event of a smallpox bioterror attack, instead of relying on the dubious security of herd immunity, people like you and me can get vaccinated. Until the advent of this new vaccine, we could not.

Eczema vaccinatum made the headlines in 2007 when an

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Smallpox - Frequently Asked Questions

The smallpox vaccine is made from a virus called vaccinia, which is a pox-type virus related to smallpox. The vaccine contains live vaccinia virus-not dead virus like many other vaccines. For that reason, the vaccination site must be cared for carefully to prevent the virus from spreading. The vaccine does not contain the smallpox virus and cannot give you smallpox.

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