Smallpox Pre-Event Vaccination Program

Because of smallpox eradication in the 1980s, most of the world no longer receives regular vaccinations against the disease, making a smallpox outbreak very dangerous. On February 14, 2003, Steven Hinrichs, then director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, received his vaccination as a member of a 2,500-person bioterrorism response team for the state. This team would be the first responders in vaccinating all Nebraskans and treating patients in the event of a smallpox bioterrorism event.

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Courtesy of the UNMC Department of Strategic Communications