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Smallpox Information and Resources
From The Center for Disease Control (CDC)
From ANA

ANA has established a web site containing the latest information about smallpox vaccinations to help nurses and other other care providers make informed decisions about administering and receiving the vaccination.

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The following are CDC documents reprinted with permission.

• About the Disease
• About the Vaccine
• Adverse Events Chart
• Info on Live Viruses
• Smallpox Vaccination Pocket Guide
• Vaccine Side Effects
• Who Should NOT Be Vaccinated

From ANA

• ANA letter to DHHS advocating for safer bifurcated needle devices (February, 25, 2004)
• Checklist for Registered Nurses
• Decision-Making Tree
• Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation
• AORN Smallpox Advisory
• ANA Letter Sent to Bush Administration
• ANA Comments on Current Recommendations for the Use of Vaccine
• ANA Letter Sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services

ANA Press Releases:

• American Nurses Association Says HHS Proposal On Smallpox Falls Short (Released: March 6, 2003)
• American Nurses Association Asks President to Delay Smallpox Vaccination Plans (Released: January 17, 2003)

• American Nurses Association Raises Concerns About Smallpox Vaccination Plans (Released: December 12, 2002)
• Statement of the American Nurses Association before the
  Institute of Medicine's Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation

 

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