Inoculating for smallpox.
In California, one hospital decided the time was right to inoculate staff volunteers with the smallpox vaccine. Weighing the same pros and cons--civic responsibility, health risk, cost and reluctance of staff--other hospitals opted out of inoculations, at least for now. What led these organizations to such divergent decisions?
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D023482:Bioterrorism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002140:California; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006739:Hospital Administration; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D032541:Mass Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012899:Smallpox / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012900:Smallpox Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States; D035141:Voluntary Programs
D012900:Smallpox Vaccine