The FDA has approved a new smallpox and monkeypox vaccine. But what is it for?
, it killed an estimated 300 million people “in the 20th century alone.” About a third of those who got infected by the variola virus did not survive.
Indeed, not too long ago, smallpox was a major killer disease, with “killer” in this case being a very bad thing. That’s why the global eradication of smallpox that was declared complete in 1980 was such a big public health achievement. That’s also why any event that combines the words “accident” and “existing smallpox laboratory samples,” quickly results in worldwide news.
An episode of the CBS television show"Madam Secretary" starring Téa Leoni depicted a smallpox outbreak. Bio-terrorism is one way that smallpox could make a re-appearance. continue to support the development of new ways to prevent and treat smallpox. Even though smallpox was successfully eradicated, major gaps remain in smallpox prevention and treatment. The major gap in treatment has been a lack of treatments, at least, until last year.
Then there’s the vaccine’s ability to protect against monkeypox, which is a first. Monkeypox is not as bad as smallpox, and it isn’t exactly a common disease. Nonetheless, the virus, in Africa, up to one in 10 people who have developed monkeypox disease have ended up not surviving.
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