No Smallpox Vaccine for Troops With Heart Risk
From Times Wire Reports
The military has decided to bar people with high risk of heart disease from being inoculated against smallpox after three deaths from heart attacks possibly linked to the vaccine.
The military will defer vaccinations for people with three or more risk factors, which include tobacco use, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar or a heart condition in a close relative under age 50.
About 350,000 military personnel have been vaccinated against smallpox, deemed a possible biological warfare threat.
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