AMA Demurs on Mass Smallpox Inoculations
Times Wire Reports
SAN FRANCISCO —
Despite calls from some of its member doctors, the American Medical Assn. on Tuesday stopped short of supporting smallpox vaccinations for all Americans.
Instead, the AMA called on federal health authorities to continue planning and studying the repercussions of a mass inoculation. The AMA is holding its winter meeting in San Francisco.
“There are huge, complex issues involved and due deliberation is needed,” said Dr. Ron Davis, a public health expert and member of the AMA’s 16-member board of trustees.
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