Definition
Programs that are equipped to provide inoculations which protect the individual from contracting smallpox. Routine vaccinations for smallpox were halted in 1971 and the disease was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980, but because the threat of bioterrorism using samples stolen from government laboratories, stockpiles of the vaccine are being created as a preparedness measure.
URL Name
LT-3400-8000
Third Level Code
LT-3400
Taxonomy Code
LT-3400.8000
Parent Code
LT-3400
Family Code
L
Second Level Code
LT
Fourth Level Code
LT-3400-8000
Use References
Smallpox Immunizations, Smallpox Inoculations
Publication Status
Draft